Years ago, when I first started cooking, I attempted this recipe for Sicilian meatloaf. Since then, it has consistently been a hit and is nearly impervious to error. This meatloaf retains its moisture and tenderness while maintaining a great flavor. For a traditional comfort food dinner, serve with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed carrots.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 12 slices |
Ingredients
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 thick slices French bread
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar for dusting, or as needed (Optional)
Instructions
- Toast almonds in a small saucepan over low heat, tossing frequently, until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, flour, salt, baking powder, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Soak bread slices in the mixture until saturated, then transfer to a shallow pan. Cover and refrigerate for approximately 1 hour.
- Heat canola oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Press one side of each soaked bread slice into toasted almonds to coat. Fry bread slices on both sides until golden brown. Dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving,
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 525 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 49 g |
| Cholesterol | 112 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 675 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Awesome recipe!!! The only thing I changed was throwing in a little sea salt for toasting the almonds and some cinnamon for the egg mix. Definitely going to make it again.
This recipe was just delicious, more than what I expected, just skipped the almond extract since my wife and I don’t really like the taste, but it was exceptional, thank you for the recipe. Will make as much as I can.
Made this for my mum in law for mother day breakfast. We all thoroughly enjoyed it. Will make again for sure !
Made this for my mom for Mother’s Day, she loved it, had 2 pieces left over, she snacked on it cold – said it was delicious!!
Excellent Almond French Toast. Sooo good you will want to have 4 or 5 pieces of it with fresh butter and hot Maple Syrup.
Made it (mostly) according to recipe. Browned the almonds, took a little longer than it said, used a French Brioche bread for my bread. It made 8 pieces. I ended up coming up with another idea last minute, buttered the top of the toast, added maple syrup (medium amber 100% pure, non-GMO organic) then a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream followed by caramel syrup and hot fudge and a nice scoop of Cool Whip on top. There wasn’t any left and we were all stuffed at about the halfway point, just tasted too good to stop eating it! My wife loved it and our 9-year-old thought we had given him dessert for breakfast!
I added more almond extract. I’ll make it again.
Used sourdough bead, but French bread would probably be better. Make French toast first,then press in the almond slivers.
This batter can be prepped the day before. I even baked fresh loaf of bread (Bridgeford Frozen) Because I baked it the day before I lighted toasted in the oven to dry it out a bit.
We loved it! We used almond flour instead of regular flour and did not refrigerate before cooking. Still delicious and enjoyed by this mom for Mother’s Day!
My husband made this for me for Mother’s Day! Delicious! He made it exactly as the recipe, and it turned out beautifully!
Absolutely love loved it , my husband can’t get enough
I made a baked version of this which in my opinion is much better. Less almonds, more eggs and milk. Leave in fridge overnight then bake in the morning. Easy!
I didn’t have slivered almonds on-hand, but even without them, the recipe was divine. This is the best french toast recipe I’ve found by a long shot.
Loved this and I made it just as suggested. Thanks so much for this recipe.
Im not fan of French Toast, this recipe piqued my interest with the shaved almonds for texture and a nutty flavor, plus the almond extract added an Amaretto flavor that made the French Toast taste like it was from a B&B. I cut up organic strawberries, black cherries and bananas that I layered in between two pieces and on top. I doubled the almond extract and added a liberal amount of cinnamon.
The flavour of the almond extract combined with the crunch of the sliced almonds makes this a delicious option for a special breakfast. I have made these numerous times. The step of toasting the almonds may be skipped over entirely as the nuts will brown while the french toast are face-down on the griddle. I use MUCH MORE mixture than is called for in this recipe. I suppose the amount required depends on the thickness of the slices + the size of the loaf.
I made this Sunday morning for my husband and two sons, who are very hard to please, and it came out great. I didn’t have almonds but it came out just fine with out. Delicious with maple syrup. Mmm mmm good!
I made this in a cast iron pan using halves of sour dough buns, two pear halves each. Got raves and people coming back for more.
This was very filling and very tasty. I may have sliced my bread a bit to thick but other than that my husband and I both enjoyed it. My son really did not so I put four starts because chances are if we all aren’t going to eat it I won’t make it again.
Yummy!! Used a little bit of butter instead of canola oil and I did not brown the almonds first as they got plenty of browning while they cooked.