French Toast with Lemon Mascarpone

Need

• For the French Toast

• 1 loaf fruit bread of choice
• 6 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons vanilla bean paste BUY
• Generous splash of cream
• 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 Teaspoons icing sugar
• 50 Grams butter or more for frying as needed BUY
• Fresh berries of choice to serve
• Plenty pure maple syrup to serve

• Lemon Mascarpone

• 250 Grams mascarpone
• 1 lemon, zest finely grated, plus a little juice
• 3 Tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY

Do

1  

Cut the loaf into 6cm thick slices and allow to air dry until stale.

2  

Place the eggs, vanilla, cream, cinnamon and 4 tsp of icing sugar into Thermomix bowl and blend 10 sec/speed 8 or until well combined and airy.

3  

Pour mix into a flat container that will fit one slice of bread into it easily.

4  

Heat a knob of butter in a frying pan on a medium heat.

5  

Dip the first slice of bread into the egg mixture, soaking it well and turning it over to soak the other side.

6  

Drain it slightly, and fry in the melted butter until golden and fragrant. Turn over and repeat.

7  

You can keep the French toast hot in an oven set to 100°C while you repeat with all the slices.

8  

To make Lemon Mascarpone, place all ingredients into a small bowl and whisk together, you cannot use Thermomix for this process as it will deflate the mascarpone and it will lose it’s beautiful texture. Refrigerate.

9  

Serve hot with the fresh berries, Lemon Mascarpone and dusted with icing sugar or drizzled with pure maple syrup.