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Delicious cinnamon toast gets a topping of sautéed apples.

Apple Cinnamon Toast

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Yield 1 serving

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Ingredients 

  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons cultured unsalted butter divided
  • ½ Fuji apple see notes below
  • 1 slice thick sandwich bread see notes below

Instructions

  • Mix the 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
    Cinnamon sugar ready to work its magic.
  • Divide 2 tablespoons cultured unsalted butter into two ½ tablespoon pieces and one 1 tablespoon piece.
  • Core, peel, and slice the ½ Fuji apple into thin wedges.
    Fuji apples ready for the pan.
  • Melt ½ tablespoon of butter in a small frying pan over medium heat.
    A frying pan with butter melting in it.
  • Add 1 slice thick sandwich bread and spin it around a few times to evenly absorb the butter. Place a moderately heavy pot on top of the toast. You want the bread pressed firmly into the hot pan without flattening it. Depending on the weight of the pot you use, you may need to help it out by pressing it down or holding it up.
    Using a pot to press the bread down, assuring good contact with the pan.
  • Check the bread periodically, and when it’s crisp and evenly browned on one side, remove it from the pan and add another ½ tablespoon of butter. Flip the toast and return it to the pan. Spin to absorb the butter and put the weight back on the bread to press the other side.
    Toasted bread makes a soft and crunchy base for the apples.
  • When the second side is browned, flip it back over again, and this time, do not put the weight on the bread. The weight traps steam and renders that surface soft, so we want to re-toast the first side and make it crisp again.
    Toasting the bread in a pan.
  • When the bread is crisp and golden brown on both sides, transfer it to a wire rack and sprinkle with an even cinnamon sugar coating (remember to leave some for the apples).
    Cinnamon toast, ready for topping.
  • Add the remaining butter to the pan along with the apples and spread them out in a single layer to brown on one side.
    Apple slices get added to a pan of melted butter.
  • Flip the apples and brown the second side.
    Fuji apples frying in a pan.
  • Finish the apples by adding the remaining cinnamon sugar and stirring the ingredients until the sugar caramelizes and melts. Toss to coat the apples with the sticky glaze.
    Frying the apples in caramelized sugar.
  • Serve the apple pie filling over the cinnamon toast.
    Buttery Apple Cinnamon Toast is an easy breakfast treat.

Notes

Note: For the apple, I used half of a 300-gram Fuji apple. For the sandwich bread, I used Japanese sandwich bread that was sliced 1.2-inches (3cm) thick.

Nutrition

Calories 372kcalCarbohydrates 38gProtein 4gFat 24gSaturated Fat 15gPolyunsaturated Fat 1gMonounsaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 1gCholesterol 60mgSodium 314mgPotassium 146mgFiber 4gSugar 23gVitamin A 751IUVitamin C 4mgCalcium 52mgIron 1mg
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine Original