Comfort Food

I've been a lucky devil. My boss has recently been giving me his old baking industry magazines, which are full of stories about new and old bakeries, recipes, trends, and other such things that I find fascinating. It seems the biggest trend around these days is comfort food. Due to the struggling economy, wars, and otherwise unsettling national and world events, we here in the states are looking to our roots. Foods that remind us of both our childhood and the younger days of our nation give us a sense of peace, so cupcakes, donuts and the like have been filling our tummies with hope for happier days. Last night I made some ultimate comfort food for dessert, so I thought it was only right I share.
Apple Pie French toast hit the spot in every way. I don't know when the last time was I had a more satisfying dessert, and I eat an absurd amount of very nice desserts. I started with two fat slices of cinnamon swirl bread from work, soaked it (for a few good minutes, I hate dry french toast) in a mixture of one egg and a few dashes of milk, then fried them until nice and brown. I then topped them with some homemade apple/fig pie filling I canned a few months back and some whipped cream. Pure heaven. In fact, it was so good I made it again for breakfast today! Using the excuse that I needed to do it again to photograph it;)


And now I kind of want some more.