Coconut Almond French Toast

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 slices bread
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 put shredded coconut and almonds into a dinner plate, mix them up a bit, shake the plate lightly to spread them evenly across the plate then sprinkle the sugar on top. set near the stove.
• 2 break eggs into shallow pan (e.g. a glass pie plate). break each of the yolks with a fork and pour ~1/4 tsp vanilla extract into each yolk. do the same for the almond extract and mix them up. pour in the milk and beat it all up until it's nicely combined.
• 3 heat 1 tbsp oil in skillet over medium heat until it ripples.
• 4 dredge a slice of bread in the egg mixture, then in the coconut mixture and add it to the oil in the pan. flip when bottom is nicely browned, and brown the other side. remove to serving plate and dust with confectioners sugar (a small sieve works well for this). repeat with second 2 slices of bread.
• 5 serve with warm maple syrup, fresh squeezed guava, and some mocha java.