Breakfast in Bed Recipe

Ingredients

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• Lost bread, a.k.a. French toast shopping list
• 2 eggs shopping list
• 1 cup sugar shopping list
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in a splash of water shopping list
• 1 cup whole milk shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
• 8 slices stale white bread or 6 slices thick cut stale bread shopping list
• butter, for griddle pan shopping list
• Warm maple syrup, powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar and/or fresh berries for topping shopping list
• Three Berry Compote, recipe follows shopping list
• Preheat nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat. Beat eggs very well, add sugar and beat again. Add cornstarch in water and beat that in, then add milk and nutmeg. Coat bread thoroughly in egg-milk mixture. Lightly butter hot pan with butter nested in paper towels. Add bread to the pan and cook slowly, 3 or minutes on each side, 2 to 3 slices at a time. Serve hot with your favorite toppings or Three Berry Compote shopping list
• Three Berry Compote: shopping list
• 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
• 1 lemon, juiced shopping list
• 1/2 cup water shopping list
• 1 pint strawberries, sliced shopping list
• 1 cup raspberries shopping list
• 1 cup blackberries shopping list
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey shopping list
• Combine sugar, lemon and water in a small sauce pot. Over moderate heat, dissolve sugar into water. Stir in fruit, coating it in sugar water and bring the fruit and water to a bubble. Reduce heat and simmer 7 or 8 minutes. Remove fruit with a slotted spoon to a serving dish and add maple syrup or honey to the pan. Thicken syrup 5 minutes and pour over fruit. Serve with French toast, pancakes or waffles. shopping list