Panettone French Toast Recipe
This Panettone French Toast Recipe is a perfect Italian breakfast or brunch recipe. Great for Christmas, made from the popular Italian fruitcake in a soft brioche-like bread.
Servings: 8 larger pieces
Calories: 255kcal
Equipment
- Nonstick Skillet
Ingredients
- ½ loaf panettone bread
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- syrup, powdered sugar, orange zest, etc for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°F.
- Slice your bread into pieces approximately 3/4 to 1 inch thick as desired. Cut the large slices in half.½ loaf panettone bread
- Lay the bread out on a baking sheet and place in the oven for the bread to dry out, approximately 15 minutes. Remove the bread from the oven.
- If you want to keep the cooked French toast pieces warm as you make them later, leave the oven on with a baking sheet that has a cooling rack sitting on top (for better air circulation) in the oven.
- While the bread is drying out, in a large and shallow dish whisk together 2 Tablespoons of the butter (melted first), milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and salt.2 large eggs, 1 ½ cups whole milk, 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 2 Tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Once combined, whisk in the flour until incorporated well.½ cup all-purpose flour
- Preheat a large nonstick skillet on the stove over medium heat.
- Place two pieces of bread in the custard batter and soak for 30 seconds per side.
- Put a small bit of butter (about 1/2 Tablespoon) into the skillet. When melted, add both pieces of the soaked bread.6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- Cook for about 2-2.5 minutes per side, developing a golden brown color on each side.
- Move the cooked toast to either the warming station inside the oven or on plates to serve.
- Repeat with the remaining bread.
- Serve with desired toppings such as syrup, orange zest, powdered sugar, or a cream sauce.syrup, powdered sugar, orange zest, etc for topping
Notes
This would also taste great with the cream sauce from our Mixed Berry French Toast recipe!
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 587IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg
