Ingredients
1 c Thai tea
3 - 4 slices of white bread
½ c sweetened condensed milk
powdered sugar
½ tsp star anise extract
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp ground cardamom
¼ c sugar
vegetable oil
2 eggs
Tools
bowl
whisk
deep pot
drying rack
torch
Directions
Step 1
Spread 1 tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk on each side of bread. Stack slices of bread on top of each other. Cut off crusts.
½ c sweetened condensed milk
3 - 4 slices of white bread
Step 2
In a bowl, whisk eggs, Thai tea, star anise & 1/4 teaspoon of salt until well combined. Quickly dunk toast into batter (3-4 seconds per side) & ensure that all sides have been submerged.
1 c Thai tea
½ tsp star anise extract
2 eggs
¼ tsp salt
whisk
bowl
Step 3
Add the oil to a deep pot & heat to 375°F. Fry each side for 2 minutes, rotating frequently. Once crisp, remove from the oil & place on a drying rack. As it slightly cools, mix sugar & cardamom in a bowl. Place the toast in the bowl & coat all sides in cardamom-sugar. Brûlée, if desired, then drizzle with sweetened condensed milk & dust with powdered sugar.
vegetable oil
¼ c sugar
2 tsp ground cardamom
½ c sweetened condensed milk
powdered sugar
deep pot
drying rack
bowl
torch
