VANILLA FRENCH TOAST + PEACHES & APPLE BUTTER

VANILLA FRENCH TOAST + PEACHES & APPLE BUTTER image

Yield 6 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 c ( 1 stick) butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 vanilla bean - split lengthwise, divided
6 eggs
1/2 c whipping cream
2 teaspoons packed golden brown sugar
1/1/2 tea vanilla extrac
1 teasp grd cinnamon
1 - 1/lb brioceh or egg brad wtih edns trimmed- 12 slices
3/4 cup apple butter
4 lage peaches halved
warm pur maple syrup
powdered sugar for spinrling

Steps:

place butter and vanilla extract in small bowl. scrape seeds from 1 vanilla bean piece. Whisk to blend. (do ahead- vanilla butter can be made up to 1 week ahead - cover & refrigerate. Place eggs and net 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Scrape in seeds from remaining vanilla bean piece. Whisk batter to blend. Place bread slices on work surface; spread w/ apple butter. Reserve 1/4 of peach slices for garnish (if preparing slices ahead, slice 1 peach for garnish at the last minute) arrange remaining pieces. Top with remianing bread slices, apple butter side down. Do head: batter and sandwiches can be prepared 2 hrs ahead. over and chill batter. Cover sandwiches and let stand at room temperture. Melt 2 tablespoons vanilla butter in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Holding sandwiches togeterh, submerge into batter. Transfer 3 sandwiches to each skillet. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 5 mintues per side. transer to places. Spread thin laer of remaining vanilla butter over each sandwich; ct inhalf diagonaly. Drizzle with warm maple syrup. Scatter reserved peach slices over; sprinkle with pwoered sugar and top with whipped cream