Speaking a foreign language first thing in the morning might be challenging, but eating French toast? Well, the earlier the better!
Any Way You Slice It
Even at it's plainest, French toast is a delicious, kid-pleasing breakfast. Get it going while they're still asleep to draw them out of bed, or put the kids in the middle of the action by having them lend a hand. Try these ideas for fun presentation:
- Dipables. Slice bread into strips for a finger food-style, hands-on breakfast.
- Kabobs. Cut bread into small squares, soak quickly in batter, then cook in a pan, stirring occasionally to be sure they are browned on all sides. Use kabob sticks, alternating pieces of French toast with pieces of fresh fruit.
- Shapes. Use cookie cutters to create fun-shaped pieces of French toast--cut up extra bread into bite-size pieces to sprinkle around the plate with the shapes.
- Sandwiches. Cut bread into fours, then create French toast "sandwiches" filled with sliced strawberries and low-fat cream cheese, bananas and peanut butter, or mashed up berries.
- Monogrammed. Cut your child's first initial out of cardboard for a stencil, then use it to dust powdered sugar letters on each slice of French toast.
If you are making several batches of French toast, you can keep cooked slices warm in a 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) oven.
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