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Good Day Cafe: peanut butter and jelly French toast

The West Village is getting a taste of modern French fare at Recette restaurant. We prepared peanut butter and jelly French toast with the help of the head chef.

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Serves 5 to 7 people

Ingredients:

- 1 loaf unsliced brioche

- 1 qt. heavy cream

- 4 whole eggs

- 1 tsp ground cinnamon

- 1 cup granulated sugar

- 2 cups creamy peanut butter

- 2 cups jam

- 1 vanilla pod, split

- ¼ cup room temperature butter

- 2 cups whole milk

- 3 individual packets of earl grey tea

- ¼ cup grapeseed oil

- 1 cup maple syrup

- 1 pint mixed fresh berries of your choice

- 1 tsp powdered sugar

For Earl Grey Milk Jam:

Dissolve ½ cup sugar into 2 cups milk.

Add earl grey and simmer for 45 minutes, until creamy.

It should look like caramel.

Remove and cool.

For Pain Perdue:

Whisk cream, eggs, cinnamon, remainder of sugar, vanilla seeds in large bowl.

Cut brioche load into 6 equal slices, using whole loaf.

With pairing knife, make small incision on each side of brioche.

Place tempered jam and peanut butter into 2 separate plastic pastry bags.

Squeeze 1 to 2 teaspoons of peanut butter and jam into each incision in the bread, making sure not to overfill or break.

Once filled, soak in egg and cream mixture for 1 hour in refrigerator.

Turn after 30 minutes to make sure bread soaks equally.

For cooking:

On non-stick pan, place on medium heat, place teaspoon of Grapeseed oil and evenly coat pan. Place soaked brioche into pan. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Add a nub of butter to help golden the crusts. Repeat until all 6 are done. Place 6 pieces on baking pan and place in preheated 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes to ensure custard is cooked through the bread.

To Plate:

On large platter, swipe earl grey milk jam across bottom of plate. Cut all 6 pain perdues in half, exposing the runny peanut butter and jelly. Place on top of earl grey. Garnish with berries, maple syrup, powdered sugar.