Honey Butter Toast
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/29fe011e-7a13-4f66-91b4-f034dd898be2
Original source: https://www.theflavorbender.com/honey-butter-toast-recipe/
Recipe image: https://www.theflavorbender.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Honey-butter-toast-1016.jpg

A thick slice of enriched bread, flavored with honey butter, and encased in a deliciously crispy, crunchy, caramel sugar exterior, and then served with any topping of your choice! Super simple and versatile recipe.EASY - Super simple recipe! Using store-bought bread makes the recipe even easier, but if you'd like a challenge, you can make your own brioche bread with my recipe.US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions. Weight measurements are recommended for accurate results.
Yield: 6
Prep time: PT25M
Cook time: PT25M
Total time: PT55M

Ingredients
- 6 slices brioche bread or challah (cut into 1 ½ - 2 inch thick slices)
- 100 g butter (7 tbsp (softened, adjust the salt amount if you use salted butter))
- 100 g light brown sugar (½ cup)
- 50 g honey (see recipe notes)
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Whipped cream (or creme fraiche)
- Salted caramel sauce
- Berry coulis sauce
- Chocolate fudge sauce

Instructions
1. [Prepare the bread slices] Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. [Prepare the bread slices] Cut the brioche bread into thick slices. About 1.5 - 2 inches thick.
3. [Prepare the bread slices] Next, slice off the crusts to create square or rectangle slices of bread with straight edges and very little crust.
4. [Prepare the bread slices] Place the bread slices on the parchment paper-lined baking tray.
5. [Honey butter] Place the butter in a microwaveable glass bowl. Make sure the butter is softened and spreadable. If it's not, microwave the butter at a low power level, or in short bursts at high level, until till the butter is softened, but NOT melted.
6. [Honey butter] Mix the butter with a spatula to ensure that it's creamy and smooth.
7. [Honey butter] To the butter, add the salt (adjust amount for salted butter), brown sugar, and honey. Substitute half of the honey with a stronger flavored honey if you prefer (and have access to it).
8. [Honey butter] Add in optional ingredients such as cinnamon and vanilla (or other spice mixes).
9. [Honey butter] Mix all the ingredients together until you have a smooth and creamy butter mixture that is spreadable.
10. [Prepare the honey butter toast] Spread an even, thin layer of the honey butter on all surfaces of all the bread slices. The bottom and top, as well as the sides of each bread slice. The butter layer should be thick enough to cover most of the surface of the bread slice. Avoid scraping off any butter mixture.
11. [Prepare the honey butter toast] Return the slices to the baking tray, and evenly space them out. At least 3 inches between slices.
12. [Toast the bread slices] Place the baking tray with the bread in the preheated oven. Make sure the tray is placed in the middle of the oven, where baked goods usually evenly bake.
13. [Toast the bread slices] The bread slices should be flipped over half way through the baking time to evenly caramelize both sides. In my oven, this takes about 10 - 12 minutes per side, for a total of 20 - 24 minutes of bake time.
14. [Toast the bread slices] If you're unsure, check on the slices at around 7 - 8 minutes. Gently lift the bread with an offset spatula to check if the bottom of the bread is turning a golden color. Once the bottom starts to turn golden (not light golden), then the bread can be flipped over.
15. [Toast the bread slices] PLEASE DO NOT touch the bread with bare fingers, as the caramel will be VERY HOT and burn your skin. Please be cautious when you do this.
16. [Toast the bread slices] The toast is done when the bottom and top of the slices are a deeper golden color.
17. [Toast the bread slices] Remove from the oven and carefully remove each slice with a spatula and place it on a wire rack. The bread slices will be very soft and hot at this stage.
18. [Toast the bread slices] Allow the bread slices to cool down, so that the caramel layer can cool down and harden and crisp up.
19. [Toast the bread slices] When the surface is crisp (about 5 - 10 minutes), it's ready to be served. The bread will still be warm inside. The honey butter toast can also be served completely at room temperature, within an hour of being cooked.
20. [Toast the bread slices] Serve with whipped cream or creme fraiche. Top it with confectioner's sugar, or caramel sauce, or a berry coulis. This can also be served with coffee or tea.