French Toast or Egg Bread?

 So this is your basic  French Toast. 

Four pieces of loaf bread dipped in milk and egg then lightly fried in a cast iron frying pan.

I beat four eggs with a small dash of milk.

Heat a small amount of oil in your frying pan, about a teaspoon of oil or Crisco.

Dip the bread into the milk and egg mixture, coating well. Then place into the hot frying pan. Brown each side of your bread. Add some butter and syrup. Enjoy!

Egg Bread

I was making French Toast for my mom's breakfast one morning. I offered to make my Grandkids some, but their mom Cari , (Of Cari on living.) was worried about all of the sugar right before school. This is where the idea of "Egg Bread" was born. I cooked a piece of French toast as normal. But added a slice of American Cheese to it. The grands had grilled cheese sandwiches made with "Egg Bread", and loved them! 

Boiled Peanuts

 I made the mistake of posting this picture to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. To my surprise, there were quite a few of you asking me how I made them. Well, it's not a big secret, so I'll be happy to tell you.

If any of you have ever bought the green peanuts in the can Then you know how hard it is to eat them. They are very hard and it is near impossible to get the peanut out of the shell. This is just a simple way to make those peanuts something your whole family will devour.

Crockpot (Slow cooker) Or a large pot. I use a crockpot.

2 104-ounce cans of green boiled peanuts. If you can't find the large cans that's perfectly fine. Just get a larger amount of the small ones. Like 6 27-ounce cans.

Pour the peanuts into your crock pot. Be sure to taste the liquid to see if you need to add salt. If I have room, I usually add a little water (Maybe three cups.) Taste your liquid after adding the water to see if you need salt. Turn your crock pot on High and cook these overnight. Usually twelve to fourteen hours.

If you are using a pot, be sure to do this during the day so you can keep an eye on it. Bring your peanuts to a hard boil on high heat. Turn it down to medium-high heat cooking for about ten hours. Add salted water as needed.

When your peanuts are done. Strain them into a bowl. You can leave them out during the day for you and your family to enjoy. But refrigerate them overnight.

Pie Shell

2 & 1/2 Cups of all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

4 tablespoons of ice water

put all ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

work with hands until the dough comes together. Divide the dough into half. Flaten halves into disks.

Stuffed French Toast

 This recipe has been our Christmas morning breakfast for as far back as I can remember. It brings the kids running to the table and they actually sit down to eat! The trick to this is to only cook it for Christmas. My family asks for it periodically throughout the year, but I won't give in. Keep it special and keep those little ones running to the table!

Now, this is enough to fill a 9 x 13 pan. You may want more or less for your family.

3 whole eggs

3 cups of milk

2 blocks of cream cheese at room temperature

Powdered sugar

vanilla flavoring

6 or 8 slices of loaf bread.

Syrup. You can use regular pancake syrup or a flavored syrup of your choice.

Filling;

Mix the cream cheese with a teaspoon of vanilla and two tablespoons of powdered sugar. You may need to add a tablespoon or two of milk until you get it to frosting consistency.

Beat the three eggs. Add the milk to the eggs mixing thoroughly. Dip a slice of bread into the mixture coating completely. Don't leave it in the mixture. Just quickly dip it. Place the bread into the bottom of a 9 X 13 pan. Continue with more bread until you cover the bottom of your pan. Gently spread the filling over the moistened bread. Dip the rest of the bread into your egg mixture placing it on top of the filling. Bake at 350 until golden brown. Allow it to cool slightly then sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Serve with syrup. I serve the small cocktail sausages on the side. ( Little smokies.)

You could also serve with fresh fruit, sausage patties, or bacon. The choices are endless.

Usually, one section of bread is considered a serving, so you can plan accordingly for how many people you have.

Enjoy!!