Meatless Monday! Baked French Toast Sticks

Most people enjoy eating breakfast for

dinner but don't usually think about it because they're stuck in a rut with the

same old dinners every night. Mixing up what you eat for dinner can really be

fun, even if for no other reason than it's something different. Breakfast

provides so many quick and easy dinner opportunities such as omelets, pancakes,

waffles, frittatas, stuffed french toast, quiche, eggs benedict, or even

breakfast pizza.

I've never been a big breakfast food

person but I've always loved french toast. Whenever I go out to eat for

breakfast the odds are good that I will order some variety of french toast,

usually stuffed because I love the filling that is typically cream cheese and

topped with fruit. I'm sure that a fresh homemade strawberry sauce would be

amazing on these french toast sticks, but a jar of strawberry jam is a good

stand in for a quick meal.

This recipe uses ground flax seed and

it's important that its ground for two reasons. The first is that nobody wants

to try to roll these sticks in whole seeds, it just wouldn't coat them well

enough. The second is that the body actually benefits more from ground flax

seeds because they are digested easier than whole seeds which I've heard don't

digest well and simply go through the system. Flax seeds are so healthy for the

body, have lots of nutritional benefits, and they keep in the refrigerator or

freezer for a long time so you don't need to worry about them going bad.

For most kids this would be a great

recipe because they would probably enjoy the crispy outside and the dippable

• sticks. They could dip them in maple syrup or a little cup of the strawberry
• sauce. I served these with plain greek yogurt topped with a little honey and
• cinnamon, and fresh bananas as you can see in the pictures. I loved the
• combination and the meal was really filling. Happy baking!
• Baked French Toast Sticks
• Serves 3-4
• Ingredients:
• - 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
• ground flax seeds
• - 3 tablespoons granulated
• sugar
• - 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• - 1 whole egg
• - 1 egg white
• - 1/4 cup 1% milk
• - 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated
• sugar
• - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• extract
• - 4 slices whole wheat bread
• - 4 tablespoons strawberry
• jam
• - 1 1/2 tablespoons water

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450F.

Set a cooling rack on a baking sheet and set aside. In a small bowl, combine

the flax seeds, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, and cinnamon, then set aside.

2. In another small bowl,

combine the whole egg and egg white, whisk them together a little, then add the

milk, remaining sugar, and vanilla.

3. Cut each slice of bread

into three strips, dip each in the egg mixture, then in the flax seed mixture.

Place the sticks onto the cooling rack on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12

minutes or until golden brown and crispy on the outside.

4. While the french toast

sticks are baking, heat the strawberry jam and water in a small saucepan. Bring

to a simmer and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until thickened slightly. Spoon the

sauce over the french toast sticks.

Recipe adapted from Better Homes & Gardens

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