French Toast With Pineapple Berry Syrup
- 9 tablespoons dried egg powder, such as OvaEasy*
- 3 tablespoons powdered whole milk, such as Peak*
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil*
- 6 English muffins, cut in half
- SYRUP
- 6 tablespoons maple sugar*
- 1/2 cup freeze-dried pineapple*
- 1/2 cup freeze-dried strawberries*
- AT HOME
- For french toast, combine egg powder, milk powder, and cinnamon in a large resealable plastic bag.
- IN CAMP
- For syrup, combine maple sugar and 6 tbsp. water in a bowl and set aside. Add 1 cup water to egg mixture in bag; seal and massage with your hands until egg is fully hydrated.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp. coconut oil in a backpacking frying pan over medium-high heat. Dip 3 English muffin halves in egg mixture, soaking briefly, then cook in coconut oil until browned, turning once, 4 to 6 minutes total. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil; repeat to cook remaining french toast.
- Just before serving, stir pineapple and strawberries into maple syrup. Serve french toast with maple syrup and fruit.
- *OvaEasy egg crystals are dehydrated eggs; once mixed with water, they taste like the real thing ($5.98/2 oz.; nutriom.com).
- Peak powdered whole milk is rich enough for coffee ($17/900g; amazon.com).
- Bring coconut oil packets, or seal oil in a small screw-on Nalgene bottle. Artisana Organics raw virgin coconut oil tastes dreamy and the packets don't leak ($23/10 packets, each about 1 oz.; natural-foods stores and amazon.com).
- Coombs Family Farms pure organic maple sugar turns into syrup when you add water ($7.59/6 oz.; natural-foods stores and coombsfamilyfarms.com).
- Natierra Nature's All Foods freeze-dried pineapple and strawberries perk up French toast and trail snacks (pineapple $5.99/1.5 oz., strawberries $5.99/1.2 oz.; at natural-foods stores).
egg powder, milk, cinnamon, virgin coconut oil, muffins, syrup, maple sugar, pineapple, strawberries
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/french-toast-pineapple-berry-syrup (may not work)