Texas Toast

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 egg whites, beaten until frothy
• 1 tablespoon skim milk
• 1 teaspoon frozen unsweetened apple juice concentrate, undiluted
• 2 slices whole wheat bread
• 1 cup bran flakes
• fruit butter, such as apple,peach or pear (optional)
• 4 mint sprigs (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine the egg whites, milk and apple juice concentrate in a bowl and mix well.
• 2 place the bread in a shallow dish just large enough to hold it.
• 3 pour the egg mixture over the bread and allow it to soak in.
• 4 turn bread over and allow to stand until all liquid is absorbed.
• 5 top each slice of soaked bread with 2 tablespoons bran flakes and press them in.
• 6 place bread flaked side down in a large, hot, non-stick skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• 7 top each slice of bread with 2 tablespoons of the remaining bran flakes, pressing them in firmly.
• 8 cook the bread until well-browned, about 5 minutes.
• 9 carefully turn the bread slices over, using a spatula, and brown the other side, about 5 minutes.
• 10 to serve, cut each slice of texas toast in quarters on the diagonal and place 4 triangles of toast on each of 2 plates.
• 11 top each toast quarter with 1 teaspoons of fruit butter and garnish each plate with a mint sprig, if desired.