Lunch: Curtis Stone's Cinnamon French Toast

Recipe by Curtis Stone Serve up the Take Home Chef's Cinnamon French Toast for your New Year's Day brunch.

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Health benefits of Curtis Stone's Cinnamon French Toast

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

6 large eggs
4 slice brioche bread
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/3 c. Crème fraîche

Instructions

To prepare the berry sauce: Using a hand blender, combine all berries and sugar and puree until smooth. Push berries through a fine sieve, discarding seeds and reserving the sauce.
Place sauce in a small saucepan over moderate heat and allow sauce to warm; keep warm until ready to serve over French toast.
To prepare the French toast: Using a fork, beat the eggs in a 13x9 baking dish to blend. Place the slices of brioche in the egg mixture. Let stand for 5 minutes or until the eggs are absorbed, turning the brioche slices once.
Melt butter on Breville Indoor BBQ & Grill over medium heat. Place the brioche slices on the grill and cook for about 2 minutes per side or until golden brown on the outside and heated through.
Meanwhile, stir the sugar and cinnamon on a large plate or pie dish. Transfer the French toast to a cutting board and cut the French toast diagonally in half.
Immediately place the hot French toast in the cinnamon-sugar and turn to coat completely. Divide the French toast among 4 serving plates and generously drizzle with the berry sauce. Spoon a dollop of crème fraîche atop each and serve immediately.

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