Blueberry Stuffed French Toast with Creme Fraiche
Blueberry Stuffed French Toast with Creme Fraiche is a special breakfast dish composed of homemade challah that is stuffed with blueberry cream cheese, and topped with blueberry syrup and honey creme fraiche. It will turn an ordinary weekend breakfast into a truly special celebration.
The Equipment You’ll Need
- A Bread Machine- You’ll need this to make my homemade challah.
- A Food Scale- You’ll need this to weigh your challah flour for perfect results every time.
- A Non-stick Skillet- This is the best for frying French Toast.
The Ingredients You’ll Need for Blueberry Stuffed French Toast with Creme Fraiche
- Blueberries- I used frozen Maine blueberries for the syrup and fresh blueberries for the toast topping and filling.
- Cream Cheese- Make sure to use full fat cream cheese, and let it soften before using it.
- Creme Fraiche- You can find this in the gourmet cheese section of upscale supermarkets.
How I Made my French Toast
- As soon as I woke up, I put all the ingredients in my bread machine to make the challah. If you’re looking to save time, you should of course purchase a challah instead of making it. You could also use brioche or a nice white bread.
- Later, I took the challah out of the oven, and made the blueberry syrup.
- Next, I made the filling and honey creme fraiche.
- Then, I sliced the bread and spread half of the slices with cream cheese.
- Finally, I fried the toast, and topped each serving with the syrup and honey creme fraiche.
I really enjoyed making this dish for my family. It was such a nice change from regular French Toast. Also, I’m on a mission to eat all the berries I can before summer ends, and this recipe used my favorite berry, the amazing blueberry! If you’re looking for a new breakfast recipe, I highly recommend this Blueberry Stuffed French Toast with Creme Fraiche.
Blueberry Stuffed French Toast with Creme Fraiche
Homemade Challah French Toast filled with blueberry cream cheese and topped with blueberry syrup and honey creme fraiche.
Equipment
- Bread Machine
Ingredients
For the Bread Machine Challah:
- ¾ cup water
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1¼ tsp. salt
- 3 cups flour (360g)
- 2 tsp. active dry yeast
For Blueberry Stuffed French Toast:
- 2½ cups blueberries
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
- 8 one inch thick slices of challah
- 4 eggs
- 4 tbsp. heavy cream
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 6 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
- ½ cup creme fraiche
- 1 tsp. honey
Instructions
For the Bread Machine Challah:
- Add all the ingredients (except for one of the eggs) in the order suggested by your bread machine's instructions. Set the machine on the dough cycle, and let it run the full cycle.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Divide the dough into three balls. Turn the balls into ropes and then braid the. Place the braid on a parchment covered baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise twenty minutes.
- Mix the egg with one tablespoon of water. Brush the challah with the egg wash and bake for 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
For the Blueberry Stuffed French Toast with Creme Fraiche:
- For the Blueberry Syrup: In a three quart saucepan over medium heat, simmer 1½ cups of blueberries with ¼ of sugar, ¼ of water and the cornstarch. Simmer ten minutes.
- Mix together the cream cheese, brown sugar, and one tablespoon of blueberry syrup. Spread this mixture on 4 slices of challah. Top each one with a plain slice of challah, so that you have 4 challah sandwiches.
- Beat the eggs, cinnamon, and heavy cream together.
- Melt the butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Dip each challah sandwich briefly in the egg mixture. You don't want to soak the bread in the egg. Fry the sandwiches on both sides until they're golden brown.
- Mix together the honey and creme fraiche. Top each cooked sandwich with creme fraiche, blueberry syrup, and the rest of the blueberries.
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