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Delicious French toast

6 servings (batter keeps in the fridge)

You will need:

• 3 organic eggs • 170ml of your preferred form of milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste • Zest from ½ unwaxed orange • 6 slices slightly stale sourdough • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • Butter or ghee, to fry

1 Beat together the eggs, your preferred form of milk, the vanilla bean paste and the orange zest ( you need to beat them really well so you don’t get clumps of white or orange on the sourdough bread). Dip the slices of slightly stale sourdough bread (one slice per person) into the mix, and leave them to soak for 3-4 minutes. 2 Mix the coconut sugar and the ground cinnamon in a small, clean jar. Give it a good shake. 3 Heat your best frying pan, griddle or skillet over a high flame, with a dot of butter or ghee. (Ghee — clarified butter — is perfect, as it won’t turn the toast black. Look out for Irish brand Dollop, it’s cosmic.) Now fry your gooey French toast in foaming butter for two minutes each side, or until each side is golden brown. Plate up with a smattering of cinnamon coconut sugar, and toast (ahem) the new year.