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Carla's Pumpkin French Toast

We Put Carla's French Toast to the Test!

Okay are you sitting down?? This is coming from someone who did not like french toast...until today. This recipe is knock your socks off, stuff yourself until it hurts good! It would be the talk of any brunch, any luncheon, any potluck, any gathering. The recipe does have many ingredients, but most of which you will either already have in your pantry or you will have in your pantry for many months going forward.  We purchased the vanilla, ginger, bread, and the pumpkin. We had the brown sugar, eggs, milk, cinnamon, and butter. You cant really miss with this one if you're working with the great majority of what the recipe calls for.  

Meal Review

I started by cutting my bread. I had a french loaf, which was available in the store. After mixing all the ingredients my kitchen took on the aroma of what I can imagine the inside of a gingerbread house would smell like. This was a warm, Christmas morning feel that only can be realized after you make this dish. I then let my bread soak in the mixture for about 20 minutes. I placed the bread over a griddle and it was ready in minutes. I warmed up some real maple syrup and drizzled it over the top of each piece. Yum!

Meal Challenge

I wasn't really sure what do with raw ginger root. The recipe called for ground ginger but I got the fresh product and grated it on the small side of a cheese grater. I'm not sure if I did that correctly but I didn't get a hint of any overpowering bits of ginger in the dish. 

I'd been looking forward to making this since the show it aired on, however waking this morning I had a bit of a sinus cold which threatened my ability to complete the dish. Because I didn't feel well I asked for help in the grocery shopping. In doing so half and half and nutmeg mysteriously did not make it home. So I pulled a fast one and threw in some Coffeemate Hazelnut in place of the Half-n-Half. It served as a nice compliment. I'm so glad I pushed through and completed this dish.

Suggestions

The recipe suggests letting your bread soak overnight. I highly recommend this as I cant wait to make this again and do just that. This dish came out so deliciously after a 20 minute soak, I cant image a few hours. During consumption I might just bite all my fingers off! By all means try Carla's recipe for the Apple Cider Syrup. I used my Archer Farms, (get it at Target), organic maple syrup. It's pricey, but it is so worth every penny. You'll think you're eating syrup right out of the tap of a maple tree. 

Complete Dish

Can I just say that I'm forever converted to this recipe! When I serve it in the future, I'll be sure to let people know where I got it from. Thanks Carla! Truly, this was super duper good!

Total Prep Time: 30 Minutes.

Total Cooking Time:  7 Minutes.

Find full recipe on The Chew Down for Friday 10/21 or go to The Chew website at Carla's Pumpkin French Toast 

After The Chew 
Tiffany Lane-Crane (TLC)