Name: Lemon French toast with poached plums
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 eggs beaten; 100ml milk; zest 1 lemon; 4 tbsp caster sugar; 4 slices bread or brioche, cut in half diagonally; 50g butter; 450g plums halved and stoned; 1 tbsp lemon juice; crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream, to serve

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Lemon French toast with poached plums

Lemon French toast with poached plums

Mary Cadogan

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Serves 4

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Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Can be rustled up in a matter of moments using storecupboard ingredients - and a bag of plums

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 eggs

beaten
100ml milk
zest 1 lemon
4 tbsp caster sugar
4 slices bread

or brioche, cut in half diagonally
50g butter
450g plums

halved and stoned
1 tbsp lemon juice
crème fraîche

or vanilla ice cream, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving (without creme fraiche or ice cream)

kcal331
fat15g
saturates8g
carbs44g
sugars28g
fibre2g
protein8g
salt0.78g

low

Method

step 1

Mix the eggs, milk, lemon zest and 1 tbsp sugar in a shallow dish. Add the bread, then turn in the liquid until well soaked.
step 2

Put 2 tbsp sugar and 25g butter in a frying pan, then heat gently until the sugar has melted. Add the plums, then fry until they are softened and the juice is golden brown, about 5 mins. Add the lemon juice, then heat gently to make a light syrup.
step 3

Heat the remaining butter in a large non- stick frying pan, then add the slices of bread and fry on each side until golden brown. Put two slices on each plate, sprinkle with the remaining sugar, then spoon over the plums and their juices. Serve as they are or with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2008

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