Crisp Catering Recipes
Lemon Bread French Toast with Candied Flower Petals
LEMON CAKE
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 8 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup grated lemon zest (from about 4 lemons)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the sides and bottom of two 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom with parchment paper and spray the paper.
Sift both flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Put the sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a food processor and pulse until combined. With the motor running, drizzle the butter in through the feed tube. Add the sour cream and vanilla and pulse until combined. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
Sprinkle the flour mixture, one third at a time, folding gently after each addition until just combined. Do not overmix.
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes, rotate the pans, reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F., and bake for another 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Let cool in the pans for 15 minutes.
FRENCH TOAST
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- Juice from 1 fresh lemon
- sliced lemon bread
FRENCH TOAST PREP
Mix all the ingredients, except for the lemon bread, in a pie tin. Dip both sides of a slice of lemon bread in the mixture and place on a medium heat skillet. It should take about one minute on each side.
CANDIED EDIBLE FLOWER PETALS
select clean petals that have sufficient size to be candied, such as rose petals. Moisten the petals with an egg white wash made by beating or whisking an egg white. The wash can be applied with a soft bristled brush to the delicate petals or the entire flower. The petal can then be dipped into, wiped, and/or sprinkled with super fine sugar. Remove the excess from the petal by gently shaking the petal. Lay the petal on wax paper and allow it to dry thoroughly, which may take 4 to 8 hours.
Place the French toast on a plate. Garnish with Candied Flower Petals
