Make your morning toast interesting

Getting late for office and in no mood to look at the boring breakfast? On a normal day, toast with butter or margarine spread over it, and may be served with preserves such as jams is a common breakfast in Western countries. Toast, an important component of many breakfasts, are usually bland. Making your  morning toast more interesting by adding various toppings and stuffings.

The original types of toasts are: Grape Jelly Toast, Whole Wheat Grumpy grandpa Toast, Moldy Toast, French Toast, Donut Toast, Cheese Toast and Raspberry Jam Toast to name a few. But why not try something new that is quick yet delightful like White Chocolate Toast, Blueberry Toast, Garlic Toast, Rosemary Toast, Grilled Cheese Toast and Peanut Butter Jelly Toast. You can also try your hand at Banana Toast, Oreo Toast, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Double Chocolate-Chip Toast, Chocolate Toast, Whole Grain Toast, Night Strawberry Toast, Cheese Toast, Burnt Tuna Fish Toast, Peach Jam Toast and Chocolate Sprinkled toast.

A french stuffed toast is easy to make with cream cheese, cup chopped walnuts, teaspoon vanilla extract, slices of half inch French bread, beaten eggs, cup cream, vanilla extract, butter, apricot jam, orange juice and bananas. Slice bananas and combine the cream cheese, walnuts and vanilla.
Spread on 6 slices of bread to form sandwiches and then combine the eggs, cream and vanilla. Dip each sandwich into egg mixture. Coat griddle with butter and grill sandwich each side on griddle until golden brown. Then apply Jam (any fruit jam of your choice) and orange juice and heat on stove until it simmers. Garnish the top of French toast with slices of banana or other fruits and pour apricot sauce over all. The final dish will surely stop you for breakfast.

While running for office, Shilpa Khurana loves to enjoy her French Toast but experiments by making Singaporean or Malaysian Kaya Toast. “It consists of Kaya, spread of eggs, sugar and coconut milk and flavored with pandan on toasted or fresh bread or cream crackers. It can also be had with butter.”

The history of Kaya Toasts, which can be made in about five minutes dates back to Hainanese who worked on British ships as kitchen hands. When they settled in Malaysia, they started selling foods which they prepared for the British, including coffee, toast and French Toast to the local population. They replaced Western jams and preserves favoured by the British with native coconut jams.

But few even go a little overboard to try Blueberry Stuffed French Toast. The name in itself is delicious and the dish is sure to be mouth watering. All you need is eggs, milk, maple syrup, cream cheese, sliced bread and blueberries (fresh or frozen). For syrup, sugar, water and cornstach is required. Cut the crust of each bread piece and spray the pan with cooking oil. Then layer the bottom of the dish with half of the bread. Sprinkle cream cheese and then berries over the French bread. Add a second layer of bread on this. Mix eggs, milk and syrup together and pour over the top layer of bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight until ready to bake. Then bake covered with foil (spray foil with Pam to keep toast from sticking) for about an hour or more at 375ºF. Remove the foil during the last 15 minutes until lightly browned and the top of the bread in the center feels slightly dry. Prepare Blueberry sauce by mixing sugar and water together. Bring to a slow boil for 10 minutes and add berries and reduce heat when mixture returns to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes and just before serving, thicken with a lump-free mixture of cornstarch and a small amount of water. This can be done a night before and refrigerated for a quick recipe in morning.
Try out your own combos  and have the family raise a toast to your culinary skills!