Dense, moist sticky raisin bread is one of my must-buys on the grocery lists these days. Sometimes, I think being pregnant gives me the excuse to gorge on all the raisin breads I want without everyone rolling an eye on me.
Since I’m having a moment with French Toast these days, (remember, I also ordered french toast when we were at Cafe By The Ruins?) I turned my raisin bread into Raisin Bread French Toast then teamed it up with Hickory Bacon and some caramelized bananas and called it POWER BREAKFAST! Take that Monday!
You know, I was so surprised when peanutbutter♥ told me he wants to start a daddy blog. When he was still in Dubai, I was encouraging him to start one because he wanted a hobby. I thought it was something he needed at the time because we weren’t by his side and by writing he could release some of his stress and emotion. It’s also one form of self-expression. He said he didn’t want one.
I’m really glad he does now. I’m starting to think I’m a good blogging influence. My sister, my cousin, and a couple of my friends started blogging because of me… and now my peanutbutter♥!
Will be announcing his blog soon here!
PrintRaisin Bread French Toast, Hickory Bacon, and Caramelized Bananas
Ingredients
- 6 slices of raisin bread (I used the raisin loaf that’s shaped like a baguette bought at French Baker)
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp milk
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- Maple syrup
- Bananas
- Hickory Bacon, fried to a crisp
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- In a large bowl, whisk together, eggs, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Working one at a time, dip the sliced bread into the egg mixture.
- Add the sliced bread to the skillet, 2-3 at a time, and cook until evenly golden brown about 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Sliced the bananas horizontally, and place in the skillet until caramelized on each side. Add butter if necessary.
- Layer french toast, caramelized bananas and bacon on a plate. Drizzle with maple syrup.
66 Responses
Your power breakfast is freakin awesome Peachy!!!! Need to buy some Raisin Bread!
Thanks MJ! I’m sure you’ll love this.
Looks so tempting and delicious. Wow, glad your peanutbutter already decided to start a blog. I’am telling my husband to do so pero hindi pa sya convinced. Hirap daw mag “ingles”. hehe
heehee.. at least I’m not alone in trying to encourage their husbands to blog..
I’m feelin like the king of the world if i had this kind of breakfast, ready to perform surgery straight away….
hahahaha..it’s power breakfast right?
Now that’s a breakfast! It looks fantastic, Peach.
Thanks Angie!
Raisin bread is such good stuff, isn’t it? And you’ve really dressed it up so nicely in this recipe! Really terrific and creative dish — thanks so much.
Thanks John!
Nice breakfast…I love the salty and sweet on the same bite…
Hope you are enjoying your week Peachy 🙂
It’s what makes you love this breakfast! The sweet and salty in each bite.
wow, it looks soo yummy!
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It is! Thanks Nilyn.
We love love love raisin bread – can’t believe we haven’t made it into french toast before!
Oh it’s time you try it now — I’m sure you’ll love it.
Oh. My. Gosh. I need this in my life immediately! This is on the breakfast menu this weekend. Thanks!
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Oh this needs to be on the breakfast table every weekend! hee.
Oh no! This just looks too darn delicious! This would definitely satisfy my breakfast cravings.
Thanks Liz Mays!
Wow. This looks and sounds unbelievable! I need to give this a try. This is like the ultimate breakfast/brunch! Mm.
This is really the ultimate breakfast.
Drooling over here! That breakfast looks so freaking amazing. I want to dig in.
Thanks Nancy!
That’s one decadent breakfast!!! I always have a soft spot for French toast and bacon!
Oh it is, Elizabeth!
You had me at bacon. OMG, this sounds beyond amazing. I wish I had some right now.
Thanks! I’m in it mostly for the bacon too..hahaha
I love that the bacon is on top and not bits of bacon mixed in. I’m a vegetarian and will definitely be making my own version of raisin bread french bread. This looks beyond delicious, seriously!
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Thanks Jacqueline!
Beautiful and tasty! I didn’t know about the bananas – I’ll give that a try ASAP – I have to use sourdough for my bread ’cause of the yeast – but so want to taste your plate!
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Oh caramelized bananas are really good with french toast.
Bacon…… YUM! The rest of it looks good too 🙂
Thanks Jesica!
That breakfast looks so delicious. I love french toast!
Thanks Lisa!
I’m not much of a breakfast person, but this is making my mouth water! It has been ages since I’ve had French toast.
It’s time to make french toast again, I guess.
This looks so delicious. I am going to make this for my family for Valentines day.
I’m sure they’ll love it.
That’s a unique twist on breakfast. I wonder if the kids would like it… I’m guessing they would I know hubby would.
Kids love french toasts, don’t they?
it looks very nice. I dont eat bacon what else i can use as subtitute of it ?’
How does turkey bacon sound to you?
That actually looks really good. I really love French Toast, so this is right up my alley.
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Cheers to that!
That look so yummy. I’ll take that right now, but minus the bacon. I’m one of the few that doesn’t like it. So more of the rest for me!
WOW! I would love to have you by my side during bacon breakfasts… — more for me.
That looks so good! I love raisins, I know I would love this. Thanks for the recipe.
you’re welcome Bonnie.
That looks so good!
Thanks Liza!
That looks really delish! I love bananas. Not a fan of cinnamon though. Maybe I will make that and skip the cinnamon.
Yeah, you could do that.
It sounds like you are a really good blogging influence. When my husband retires I am going to try to get him to start a sports blog. I’m hoping that might be an outlet for him … otherwise I will have to be listening to his sports talk all day … every day! LOL
It’s true. It could also be an outlet for them to release their thoughts and emotions.
One of my all time fave breakfasts is raisin bread french toast. I never thought to do bananas like that with it- I usually serve bacon, whipped cream and berries as my side but I’m really liking this whole fried up banana thing. Good idea and congrats to the hubbs on his bloggy pursuits!
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Thanks Alysia!
This looks just so yummy. I bet this would taste even better on some banana foster crepes.
Oh my gosh! I can imagine.
I can’t get my eyes on the Raisin Bread French Toast. So tempting. I hope my wife would get me one of this. Thank you for sharing
I sure hope she would. 🙂
this looks so good and like an awesome combination. Sweet, crispy, crunch…. I’m going to try this.
Oh I’m sure you’ll love this.
Mmmm…it looks very tasty!
Thanks!