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If you're like most residents of apartments in Cary, NC, you enjoy a good plate of classic French toast to get your morning started out right. However, as scrumptious as classic French toast is, it can sometimes get boring — but fortunately, variations exist that keep it interesting. Following are just three of the many unique, delicious ways that you and other household members can enjoy French toast.
Baked Apple Butter French Toast
This one requires a little time in the oven in the morning, but French toast enthusiasts agree that it's well worth the wait. It'll also fill your apartment with the heavenly aroma of apple butter, which you can sit back and enjoy with coffee or tea. Simply prepare the French toast using your favorite recipe, place the individual pieces of bread flat in a baking pan, cover them with apple butter and bake for about 30 minutes. This recipe is best during the weekend or on other mornings when you don't need to rush out the door. Try plum or pear butter for a delicious variation.
Cinnamon Swirl French Toast
Using cinnamon swirl bread for French toast provides an instant flavor upgrade. Use thick, brioche-style cinnamon swirl bread that you either buy at a bakery or bake yourself. This French toast variation is so good that it can be enjoyed absolutely plain, with no butter, syrup or any other embellishments. However, many people appreciate at least a drizzle of real maple syrup over their cinnamon swirl bread, while others appreciate a dusting of powdered sugar and a light sprinkle of cinnamon.
You can also experiment with making French toast using other types of bread, such as pumpkin bread, apple bread, and banana bread.
Peaches and Cream Cheese French Toast
This is best when you use a thick, eggy brioche bread. Simply prepare the French toast in the usual fashion, spread your favorite cream cheese over it instead of syrup or butter and top it off with fresh slices of peaches and a small amount of freshly whipped cream.
Our spacious kitchens are perfect for preparing all sorts of wonderful meals. Please reach out to us at your convenience for more information on living life to the fullest in our apartment community.
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If you’re avoiding gluten for any reason, you may have thought you’d never get to enjoy bread again. But there are some bread recipes that contain no gluten at all. If that sounds interesting, here are two gluten-free bread recipes to try making in your Cary apartments.
Single Serving Gluten-Free Bread
This recipe for single serving gluten-free bread is so simple to make you’ll want to keep the recipe on hand for last-minute bread cravings.
Ingredients:
- 1 egg, medium
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1/3 cup gluten-free flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon water
Directions:
- Combine the egg, water, and buttermilk in a bowl with a whisk.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, and honey until combined.
- Pour the mix into a shallow saucer.
- Place in the microwave on high for about a minute and a half.
Gluten-Free Bread Loaf
This bread comes out looking just like a regular loaf of bread, except that it’s totally gluten-free. Use it to make sandwiches, toast or anything else you’d make with “regular” bread. First, make the brown rice flour blend.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour
- 1 1/2 cups tapioca starch
- 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Use a whisk to combine thoroughly. Set aside.
Ingredients:
- 4 1/2 cups of the rice flour blend
- 1 tablespoon gelatin powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup powdered milk
- 3 eggs, medium
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 package dry yeast
- 2 cups warm water
Directions:
- Add the yeast to the warm water. Set aside.
- Grease two bread pans and set aside.
- Mix the dry ingredients together with a whisk.
- Mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and blend.
- Add the yeast to the mixture and blend.
- Pour the dough into two greased bread pans.
- Allow the dough to rise for one hour.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Turn out onto a cutting board and enjoy!
Keep these two gluten-free bread recipes on hand for guests who have gluten allergies, or anytime you want to enjoy gluten-free bread. To learn more about apartments in Cary, please contact us today.
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