Chai French Toast Sticks

My Mom's birthday is in February and it has been very snowy and cold this year. We decided to stay in to celebrate with a brunch. I made her these french toast sticks and we both loved them.  The chai flavor is subtle but really good with maple syrup.

Chai French Toast Sticks

Ingredients:

1 cup soy milk
2 tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of salt
1/3 cup chickpea flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp nutmeg
pinch of ground ginger
1/2 tsp allspice

8 slices bread (I prefer heartier whole grain breads over white bread, but either kind works)

cooking spray
vegan margarine
maple syrup

Directions:

Whisk the soy milk and cornstarch together in a mixing bowl. Add the vanilla, maple syrup, pinch of salt, and the chickpea flour and stir to combine again. There will be some clumps of the chickpea flour, but that is okay. Next, add the cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, and the allspice.

Heat a frying pan over high heat, and slice the bread into thirds to create long strips. Spray the pan with cooking spray and quickly dredge slices of bread in the milk mixture. Let the excess milk drip off and then lay the strips in the frying pan. Fry each side until they are golden brown.

Serve warm with maple syrup or powdered sugar and your favorite vegan margarine.

Serves 4. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 107 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  176 Calories from Fat  25

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  2.8g 4%

Trans Fat  0.0g

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  198mg 8%

Potassium  255mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates  30.8g 10%

Dietary Fiber  4.0g 16%

Sugars  8.2g

Protein  6.7g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 7% • Iron 13%

Nutrition Grade B

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet