Overnight Matcha French Toast

Ingredients:

2 pieces 1-inch thick slices of overnight bread

Custard:

4 g. Matcha powder

1/2 tbsp. hot water

2 eggs, medium

1 1/2 tbsp. honey

70 g. milk

15 g. whipping cream

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

A dash of salt

For cooking:

2 tbsp. unsalted butter

Methods:

(A)  Prepare the custard:

• Mix matcha powder with hot water to form a thick paste.
• Whisk eggs and honey until combined and no more lumps from the egg whites.  Add the matcha paste, milk, cream, vanilla and salt and whisk again until the custard is smooth and no lumps.

(B)  Soak the bread slices:

• Arrange the bread slices on a dish/baking pan, which is just nice to fit the bread.
• Pour the custard mixture over the bread slices.  Cover and let them refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours (no longer than that).  Remember to flip the bread 2-3 times during this soaking time to make sure they are evenly soaked on both sides.
• By the end of soaking, you will see that almost all of the custard has got soaked up by the bread slices.

(C)  Cooking:

• Heat up a non-stick pan over medium heat. 
• Melt 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter in the pan.
• Place the bread slices on the pan and fry over medium-low heat until the edges looks set and dry, but the center is still custardy about 3 minutes.  Control the heat.
• Flip the French toast over and cook the other side until the center springs back lightly when you press on it, about 2-3 minutes.

(D)  To serve:

• Place the French toast on a serving dish/plate.
• Drizzle with maple syrup.
• Dust with Matcha powder.
• Other ideas of serving are with fresh fruits, granola, whipped cream or anything of your preferences.
• Let's indulge...

This recipe is adapted from 'What to Cook Today' with slight adjustment to suit my preference.