Flax Seed Apple Butter French Toast with Fruit Compote

Who doesn't love french Toast?

With the addition of ground flax and apple butter this is sure to become a new breakfast favorite.

Preparation facts

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Fruit Compote

1/4 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 Toast

1 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.