French recipe for Olympic cycling champions!

Olympic cyclists as successful as the French are know how important it is to load up on energy foods before an event! Here’s a brunch recipe for energy – with a little bit of indulgence too!

French recipe for Olympic cycling champions

Apricot french toast

Serves 4.  Prep time: 10 minutes.  Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 50g butter
  • 6 apricots, halved and stoned
  • 200g/8oz caramel sauce (we used Bonne Maman confiture de caramel)
  • 350g ready-made vanilla custard
  • 8 small, thick slices brioche or white bread, or 4 large slices, cut diagonally

Method:

  1. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a medium-size frying pan.
  2. Put in the apricots, cut-side down, and gently fry for 2-3 mins.
  3.  Flip over and cook for 1 min more until lightly golden.
  4. Add the caramel to the pan and melt until saucy – if it’s still too thick to coat the fruit, add a splash of water. Keep warm.
  5. Mix the custard with 4 tbsp of water to loosen, then dip in the bread slices, turning to coat thoroughly.
  6. Melt half the remaining butter in a large non-stick frying pan.
  7. Lightly shake off any excess custard mixture from half the bread slices and fry in the butter for 2 mins each side until golden.
  8. Repeat with remaining butter and bread, then serve hot with the caramel apricots.

Source:  BBC Good Food, Apricot french toast

Photography: Rie H @Flickr

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Comments for 'French recipe for Olympic cycling champions!'

  • http://twitter.com/catherine_books Catherine Broughton

    Well, if I liked sweet things I am sure I’d like this, but as somebody who has lived in France for 23 years, it never ceases to amaze me how the myth of “good” French food continued. I have travelled all over the world and lived in many countries, but nothing would possess me to say French food is particularly good. I like your recipe however, and will try it out on my grandbabies!

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