French Toast with Maple-Apple Compote

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 4 teaspoons butter 
• 1 ounce egg bread loaf - crusts 
• 4 large eggs lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup milk 2% reduced-fat
• 0.3 cup maple syrup 
• 1.5 pounds pink lady apples peeled sliced
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 25
2. Place wire rack on a baking sheet and place in oven.
3. To prepare compote, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray; melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan.
4. Add apples to pan; saut 8 minutes or until tender. Stir in maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Keep warm.
5. To prepare French toast, combine granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
6. Add milk, vanilla, salt, and eggs; whisk until well blended. Working with 1 bread slice at a time, place bread slice into milk mixture, turning gently to coat both sides.
7. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in pan.
8. Add 3 coated bread slices; cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
9. Place on rack in oven to keep warm. Repeat procedure three times with cooking spray, remaining 3 teaspoons butter, and remaining 9 coated bread slices.
10. Serve French toast with compote.
11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.