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French Toast Sticks with Pineapple Orange Topping

French toast sticks coated in bran flakes, served with a warm pineapple and orange topping.

By Health Canada · From Canada's Food Guide · 11 ingredients
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French Toast Sticks with Pineapple Orange Topping

Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

French Toast Sticks with Pineapple Orange Topping

Serves 4
Oven120°C (250°F)
Timeabout 3 minutes per side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 120°C (250°F).

  2. Whisk together milk, eggs, orange zest, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Place bran flakes on a plate.

Cook the French toast

  1. Dip each slice of bread in the egg mixture and coat both sides well. Then dip one side into bran flakes.

  2. Lightly spray a non-stick pan or griddle with cooking oil and heat over medium-high.

  3. Cook bread slices, bran-flake side down, for about 3 minutes or until golden.

  4. Turn over and cook for another 2 minutes or until golden.

  5. Place French toast on a baking sheet and keep warm in the preheated oven.

Make the fruit topping and serve

  1. Meanwhile, melt margarine and sugar over medium-high heat in a separate non-stick pan.

  2. Add orange and pineapple and bring to a simmer for 2 minutes to warm through.

  3. Cut each French toast slice into 4 sticks and serve with pineapple orange mixture.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

995Calories
30 gProtein
26 gFat
160 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Health Canada. Recipe from Canada's Food Guide.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Vanilla + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together911 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Orange + pineappletop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,664 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the milk and coating so the bread cooks into a set, custard-like crust.
Bran flakes
Crushed flakes form a crisp, browned coating on the outside of the bread.
Whole grain bread
Soaks up the egg mixture and forms the soft interior of each stick.
Skim milk
Adds moisture to the egg coating, keeping the inside tender.
Pineapple
Adds juicy fruit moisture and sweetness to the warm topping.
Navel orange
Adds bright acidity and aroma to the fruit topping.

The step that matters

Cook the coated bread over medium-high heat until golden. Egg-soaked bread browns quickly on the outside, so heat that is too high can scorch the bran coating before the centre sets. Turning once at the right time gives an even golden crust.

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, bread, sugar, pineapple):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, bread, sugar, pineapple. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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