I bet you have never had one of these for breakfast, but they sure are delicious. It will become one of your favourite recipes ever.
- 12 slices good French Bread (no ends)
- 16 oz. lemon curd (homemade or store bought)
- 6 eggs, well beaten
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup cream
- 2 tbsp. butter
Sauce
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- 2 tbsp. water
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
Spread 6 slices with the lemon curd, cover with the remaining bread. In a shallow bowl, mix with the eggs and cream.
Dip each sandwich in the egg mixture and make sure they soak up the liquid and fry to a lovely golden brown in the butter.
Meanwhile, lightly mash some of the raspberries and heat all of them in a saucepan. Mix the cornstarch and cold water until blended and whisk into the raspberries and continue stirring until thickened.
To serve, cut the sandwiches in half, diagonally, and spoon some of the sauce over each one.
These are delicious and when served with a hot, fresh cup of coffee….yummy.
Lemon Scones
Sometimes we wrack our brains trying to find something different, either for breakfast or afternoon tea, and this might just hit the spot. They are not difficult and will raise a few eyebrows when they take that first bite.
You will need:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. each of allspice and cloves
- pinch of salt
- 8 tbsp. cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup yellow raisins
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. grated lemon zest
- 2/3 cup milk.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Thoroughly stir the flour, baking powder, spices and salt in a bowl. With a pastry blender, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until butter is blended into small granules. Add the raisins, sugar and lemon. Now add the milk and stir to form a soft ball.
On a lightly floured board turn out the dough and knead about 10-12 times. Form into a ball and lightly flatten out on a cookie sheet that has parchment paper on it. Score with a sharp knife so that 8-10 triangles are marked. Bake about 15 minutes (watching it doesn’t get too brown) and cool on a wire rack.
When ready to serve, cut in half and put a generous spoon of lemon curd inside and replace the top. Sprinkle with icing sugar and enjoy.
This is just one of the treats served at the B & B.