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Dad’s Sunday Morning Brunch!

Doesn’t this look delicious… let me tell you it was the perfect start to my Sunday morning at my parents house.

My mum, who is usually the ruler of the kitchen, mentioned that my dad has officially made it his duty to challenge himself to make something new each Sunday Brunch that they are home.  Today, I got to try dad’s take on french toast! 

I have to admit he did ask me for a little guidance in the spice department, but he’s freestyle approach to this classic French Toast made it sweet, fluffy and totally melt in your mouth.

For his recipe you need:

• 6 large eggs
• 2 tbsp condensed Milk
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1.5 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 6 pieces of nice wheat bread
• 1 pkg of your favorite strip bacon
• Fresh Fruit (we obviously used strawberries and banana’s but you could subsitute what you got)

To make it:

• The key is to start the bacon.  Dad generally cooks it low and slow (as he says).  We use a large griddle so some of the fat drips off, but the grill will still keep some of the juices.  This is a good thing, as you will find out..

Meanwhile…

• Use a larger shallow dish (so you can easily dunk the bread in the dish)
• Whisk together the eggs, condensed milk, and spices. \
• Remove the bacon but do not clean out the bacon pan (this is where the calorie counting stops, and the flavour takes over!)  If you do not have a griddle, make sure you drain the majority of the fat out, leaving only about 2 tbsp’s of grease.

Now…

• Dip the pieces of bread into the mixture one at a time and the pop that into the pan that you have just cooked the bacon.  Since you are using the grease from the bacon you do not need any additional butter.
• Cook until nice and golden brown, flip and do the same for the other side.
• While you wait for it to cool, chop up your fruit.

To serve…

• Pop it all on one plate with the bacon on the side, two piece of toast in the middle and then the freshly cut fruit on the top.  Just saying… it’s okay to cover the thing in Maple Syrup too!

Also, while you are creating this, put on a fresh pot of coffee.  When it’s time to eat use just about 2 tsp of your Condensed Milk in your coffee as both your sweetner and your milk!  Very yum with a hint of Vietnamese Culture too!:)

Mmmmmm……… brunch!

It’s really nice at the end of the day to look back and see my dad really Savouring his own experience in the Kitchen!  Way to go Dads!  I’m proud of ya!