Tuesday, March 31, 2009

An exotic (and lighter) twist on French Toast


100 years ago they invented the first electrical toaster in the USA. This small kitchen appliance became a must in each house when the English breakfast became so à la mode. Then the French toast invasion changed everything and we began to pan-fry the white slices of bread, with actual higher risks of too fats in our diet. This recipe excerpted from Sunset magazine calls "for baking the toast instead of pan-frying it. This not only eliminates excess fat but also makes cleanup easy."


Tropical French Toast
Serves 4.

Ingredients:
3 large eggs
cup orange juice
3 tablespoons lime juice
cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
8 slices French bread (cut diagonally from loaf), each about 1/2 inch thick
cup sweetened flaked coconut
Tropical topping (recipe follows)
Whole strawberries, rinsed and drained (optional)

Directions:
In a wide bowl, beat together eggs, orange juice, lime juice, powdered sugar, and coconut extract until well blended.

Dip each piece of bread in egg mixture, turning to saturate both sides. Arrange slices in a single layer on a lightly greased 12- by 15-inch baking sheet. Sprinkle tops of slices evenly with half the coconut. Lightly press coconut onto bread.

Bake bread in a 400 deg oven until coconut is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. With a wide spatula, turn slices over. Sprinkle evenly with remaining coconut. Continue baking until slices are puffed and coconut and bread are lightly browned, about 10 minutes longer.

Transfer slices to individual plates; allow 2 per serving. Spoon topping over bread, dividing it evenly among plates. Garnish with whole strawberries.

Per serving:276 cal.; 8.6g protein; 9.3g fat; 40g carbo.; 288 mg sodium; 160 mg chol.

Tropical topping. Peel, seed, and coarsely chop 1 large (about 1 lb.) ripe papaya. Peel and slice 2 medium-size (about 3/4 lb. total) firm-ripe bananas. In a bowl, gently mix papaya, banana, 1 1/2 cups hulled and sliced strawberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 tablespoon orange-flavor liqueur (optional). If made ahead, cover and chill up to 2 hours.
COPYRIGHT 1991 Sunset Publishing Corp.




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Summer Fun Recipes with Aerolatte FrothersAerolatte Frother Models

SUMMER FUN RECIPIES

 
Cappuccino is only one of the great coffee drinks that can be made with the aerolatte® frother. Explore a little and try these amazing Italian treats created by Marco Finocchiaro, Italian gourmet for aerolatte®.
All recipies and content Copyright 2008 Green Lane/aerolatte.
Banana and cinnamon milkshake© - hot or cold
The banana and cinnamon combination can be refreshing in summer or very warming in winter when made with hot milk. Make it with ¼ volume of banana purée to ¾ volume of milk (remembering to only fill the glass 1/3 full). Froth it with the aerolatte® frother into a smooth high foam and dust with cinnamon. It's delicious.
Caffè frappée© - in seconds
Remember that great holiday in Greece with the groovy little coffee frappées they served? With instant coffee, you can make a cold coffee frappée in seconds. Put one teaspoon of instant coffee in half a glass of cooled still water; add a drop of sugar if required and froth it up with the aerolatte® frother! Add a little bit of Irish cream liqueur with the instant coffee to make this a summer drink to remember.
Chocolate milk©
Regular drinking chocolate enters a new dimension with the aerolatte® frother. Use natural chocolate or cocoa - avoid using instant chocolate powders with emulsifiers, which do not froth well. Don't worry that normal drinking chocolate advises only to use hot milk - the aerolatte® frother will dispense the chocolate granules through the milk.

Fill your glass one third with fridge cold milk and add one or two small spoons of chocolate powder. Whisk together with the aerolatte® frother and you'll have the richest tasting chocolate drink. Try adding some orange liqueur to give it a whole new aspect. Can also be used with hot milk

Coffee milkshake© - in seconds
Of course, you can make a coffee milkshake very quickly with one regular small spoon of instant coffee into a high-sided glass. Fill the glass to a third of its height with fridge cold milk. Whisk it with the aerolatte® frother for a delicious smooth frothy coffee milkshake.
Fruit milkshakes© in less than a minute
The basic recipe for a fruit milkshake is to use two parts of chilled milk (the colder the better) to one part of cold fresh juice. Fill a tall glass or aerolatte® Shakes tumbler to a third of its volume. The aerolatte®will froth and expand the mixture up to the rim of the glass in less than a minute.
 
Sometimes, I add a small spoon of sugar to bring out the fruity taste - it's a matter of personal preference and has no impact on the "frothability" of the milk. These fruit juices make great shakes: lemon, orange, grape, honey melon, pineapple, banana, strawberry, wild berry, apple and pear. You can use almost any kind of fresh fruit - if it is puréed or liquidised before you add it to the cold milk. Using the aerolatte® frother is the simplest way to make a really delicious and healthy milkshake. Try using skimmed (0% fat) milk and puréed fruit for a great, fat-free, healthy treat.

Experiment and discover new tastes by using your favourite juices in different combinations, for a vitamin packed, health drink.

Honey milk©
Don't forget one of my personal favourites, a drink that always reminds me of sweet Summer days in Italy - honey milk. This healthy drink is given a new twist when prepared with the aerolatte® frother.
 
Put a small spoon of liquid honey in a high-sided glass, which is a third full of fridge chilled milk. Whisk with the aerolatte® to the rim. Take two amaretto cookies and finely crush them. Sprinkle these on top of the frothed milk.

You can also try this with hot milk as a wonderful winter warmer.

Mixed fruit milkshakes©

With a little extra effort you can combine different fruit juices. But remember to fill the tumbler to only a third of its height to allow for the drink to expand. Here are a few of the combinations I particularly like:

¼ of pear juice, ¼ peach juice and ½ ice cold milk
¼ of pear juice, ¼ cherry juice and ½ ice cold milk
¼ of strawberry juice, ¼ grape juice and ½ ice cold milk
¼ of orange juice, ¼ pineapple juice and ½ ice cold milk
¼ of pear juice, ¼ kiwi juice and ½ ice cold milk
¼ of peach juice, ¼ orange juice and ½ ice cold milk
1/5 honeydew melon, 1/5 pineapple juice, 1/5 papaya juice and 2/5 cold milk
1/6 papaya juice, 1/6 orange juice, 1/6 puréed banana and ½ cold milk

All recipies and content Copyright 2008 Green Lane/aerolatte