Bed and Breakfast Wellington

Syracuse, New York

Specialty Recipe

Gourmet Pear Hawaiian French Toast

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoons butter

2 Tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup pineapple juice

1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger or 1/8 teaspoon dry ginger

2 pears, cored and thinly sliced

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla

dry bread

chopped macadamia nuts

Heat butter in a skillet; add sugar and stir until melted. Stir in pineapple juice and ginger. Boil until slightly syrupy. Add pears; cook until tender for 5 to 10 minutes. Mix milk, eggs, and vanilla together; dip bread into mixture and brown in skillet. To serve, sprinkle confectioner's sugar over French toast, add pear sauce, and top with macadamia nuts.

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