HealthNotes

Flax Seed Apple Batter French Toast with Fruit Compote

• From: Canyon Ranch Cooks

Ingredients

• Fruit Compote1/4 cup orange juice

• 1/4 cup pineapple juice

• 1/4 cup diced fresh pineapple

• 1/4 cup peeled and diced apple

• 1 tsp grated orange peel

• 1 tsp chopped fresh mint leaves

• French Toast1 Tbs ground flax seeds

• 3 Tbs apple butter

• 3/4 cup soy milk

• pinch ground or grated nutmeg

• pinch ground cinnamon

• pinch salt

• 1 tsp canola oil

• 4 large slices multigrain bread (about 3/4-inch thick)

Directions

• In a medium saucepan, bring juices to a boil. Add pineapple, apple and orange peel and cook until fruit is soft. Add mint. Set aside.
• Combine ground flax seeds, apple butter, soy milk, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a blender and mix until smooth. Transfer to shallow pan.
• Heat a large sauté pan over medium and add canola oil. Dip both sides of bread into soy milk mixture and transfer to hot pan. Repeat for remaining slices. Cook until golden brown on both sides.
• Reheat fruit compote and serve 1/4 cup with 1 slice French toast.