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Caramel French Toast Recipe from Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
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Ingredients
Caramel sauce:
4 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
Vanilla sauce:
2 egg yolks
2 Tbsp sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
French toast:
1 jumbo egg
1 cup whole milk
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp butter
8 pieces texas toast
Method
Caramel sauce:
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. add brown sugar and mix well. Add cream and bring to simmer. Keep warm until needed.
Vanilla sauce:
Whisk together the yolks and sugar in a small bowl. In a saucepan, bring the milk and vanilla beans to a low boil, then remove from heat. Add a little of the heated milk to the egg mixture to temper it, then add the tempered egg mixture to the heated milk. Simmer over medium heat for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly thickened, but do not boil. Transfer to an bowl and set aside in an ice bath.
In a shallow bowl, beat together egg, milk, and vanilla extract. Place a large skillet over medium heat heat and add a tablespoon of butter. One at a time, dip the bread in the milk mixture and place in skillet. Evenly brown both sides of the bread. Transfer to a plate and spread a spoonful or two of vanilla sauce on one slice. Top with second slice to create sandwiches. Cut each sandwich in half diagonally. Cover with a couple of spoonfuls of warm caramel sauce.
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