Wicked Pineapple Upside Down French Toast
(photo from King's Hawaiian bread)
Whenever the family (our kids and the grandkids and/or other relatives) come to visit over the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter), I try to have something in mind for breakfast on the holiday morning. Some kind of a breakfast casserole, so I don't have to become a short order cook for all the varied appetites. As I've mentioned before, I have a variety of brunch casseroles in my repertoire, and this is another one that competes for first place.
The original recipe for this came from Gourmet Magazine some years back. I adapted the recipe just a little - I couldn't find brioche or challah bread the first time I made this, and King's Hawaiian bread was available. If you don't have that where you live, it's just a very soft, eggy and SWEET bread. It's too sweet for sandwiches. But it makes great toast. And it's probably wickedly bad for you because it's made with white flour and contains a fair amount of sugar. But it makes wonderful French Toast - by this recipe or any other.
But, because Hawaiian bread IS so sweet, I knew I needed to reduce the sugar. So if you use different kinds of bread, you'll want to adjust the sugar accordingly.
The pineapple, just the crushed, canned type, is what makes this different. There isn't all that much in it, so you really can't SEE the pineapple much - but you can taste it. You can serve this with syrup if you choose, but it's already so sweet and flavorful - and moist - it doesn't really need anything. Maybe some fresh fruit, fresh juice, hot steaming coffee and you're done. As with many of my brunch recipes, I get all the ingredients ready the night before so it's very easy to make this the morning of.
Pineapple Upside-Down French Toast
Recipe Adapted from Gourmet Magazine
Serving Size : 4
1/4 cup unsalted butter -- (1/2 stick)
1/4 cup brown sugar -- firmly packed
3/4 cup crushed pineapple -- pack & drain well
1 whole egg
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 slices egg bread -- or Hawaiian bread
1. Preheat oven to 400. In a saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and stir in sugar and pineapple, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
2. In a shallow bowl whisk together eggs, milk and salt.
3. In a baking dish, 9 x 13 inches, spread pineapple mixture evenly over bottom. Dip bread slices into milk mixture in batches and arrange in one layer on top of pineapple mixture. If you have spaces in the pan, just mush the bread a little to squeeze in some more slices. It's fairly easy to mix up a little more egg/milk mixture to make the dish feed more people.
4. Bake French Toast in middle of oven for 20-25 minutes, or until bread is golden brown. Cool in pan for one minute and serve.
NOTES : The original recipe didn't use any low-fat ingredients, so I adapted it some. You can cut down even more on the butter if you wish, and can use all egg substitute if you would prefer. The original called for challah or brioche bread, but since I couldn't find itve any of that I used Hawaiian bread. It's quite sweet and rich, so that's why the sugar has been reduced by half. If you're going to prepare this for breakfast and don't have much time, just get all the ingredients ready the night before, including mixing up the milk, eggs, etc. It doesn't take long to put it together.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 424 Calories; 20g Fat (41.7% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 50g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 122mg Cholesterol; 527mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 3 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
To view a printable recipe, click on title at top.
Recipe Adapted from Gourmet Magazine
Serving Size : 4
1/4 cup unsalted butter -- (1/2 stick)
1/4 cup brown sugar -- firmly packed
3/4 cup crushed pineapple -- pack & drain well
1 whole egg
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 slices egg bread -- or Hawaiian bread
1. Preheat oven to 400. In a saucepan melt butter over moderate heat and stir in sugar and pineapple, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
2. In a shallow bowl whisk together eggs, milk and salt.
3. In a baking dish, 9 x 13 inches, spread pineapple mixture evenly over bottom. Dip bread slices into milk mixture in batches and arrange in one layer on top of pineapple mixture. If you have spaces in the pan, just mush the bread a little to squeeze in some more slices. It's fairly easy to mix up a little more egg/milk mixture to make the dish feed more people.
4. Bake French Toast in middle of oven for 20-25 minutes, or until bread is golden brown. Cool in pan for one minute and serve.
NOTES : The original recipe didn't use any low-fat ingredients, so I adapted it some. You can cut down even more on the butter if you wish, and can use all egg substitute if you would prefer. The original called for challah or brioche bread, but since I couldn't find itve any of that I used Hawaiian bread. It's quite sweet and rich, so that's why the sugar has been reduced by half. If you're going to prepare this for breakfast and don't have much time, just get all the ingredients ready the night before, including mixing up the milk, eggs, etc. It doesn't take long to put it together.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 424 Calories; 20g Fat (41.7% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 50g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 122mg Cholesterol; 527mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 3 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
To view a printable recipe, click on title at top.
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