Banana Bread French Toast With Crème Fraîche

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 loaf banana bread (8-by-4-inch, home-made or use purchased)
• 1 cup skim milk (any combination will work) or 1 cup whole milk (any combination will work) or 1 cup half-and-half (any combination will work)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 bananas, ripe, thinly sliced
• confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup creme fraiche or 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 200 degrees (this will be to keep french toast warm later). cut ends off bread. cut bread into 3/4-inch-thick slices; cut each slice in half on the diagonal to make triangular pieces. set aside.
• 2 mix milk, eggs, vanilla, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a shallow dish or pie plate; set aside.
• 3 heat a large non-stick griddle or skillet over medium heat until hot. add 1/2 tablespoon oil and butter to the griddle. gently and quickly dip a couple of slices of the bread into the egg mixture to thoroughly soak both sides with the mixture; carefully transfer each bread slice to the hot pan.
• 4 cook until nicely golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. turn each slice; cook second side until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes more.
• 5 transfer to an ovenproof platter; keep warm in the oven cooking remaining bread using the remaining oil and butter as needed.
• 6 serve with powdered sugar and slices of bananas on top. add dollops of marmalade and creme fraiche (or sour cream) to the side.