French Toast with Raspberries

French Toast with Raspberries

Ingredients:

• ½ baguette, long diagonal slices
• 2 eggs, large
• ¼ cup whole milk
• ½ tsp vanilla
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ¼ cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 cup fresh raspberries, divided
• 8 small basil leaves
• 1 tsp icing sugar
• 1 tbsp butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 200°F.
2. In a large shallow dish, beat together the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Place the bread in the pan to soak, for 30 secs, then flip and allow to soak for an additional 2-3 minutes.
3. Heat a skillet to medium heat with butter. Once the butter begins to bubble, place 3 slices of french toast in the pan and cook for 3 minutes, until browned. Flip and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Remove and place in the oven, then cook the second batch of french toast.
4. While the french toast is cooking, mix the ricotta and maple syrup in a small bowl, then set aside. In another small bowl, mash together ½ cup raspberries and 2 basil leaves.
5. To serve, spread a large dollop of ricotta on the toast, then coat with a tbsp of mashed raspberries. Sprinkle with the basil and a few fresh raspberries, and then dust with icing sugar.