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Baked Crème Brulee French Toast Casserole along side a savory dish in Convection
Yes, there will be no transference of flavor when you cook a sweet dish along side a savory one in Convection. Isn't that wonderful? This means I can bake in multiple racks: a dessert and a main dish in one go. Time will not fly when you take advantage of what a convection oven offers.
This brunch menu includes 3 different dishes that can be cooked at the same time in one oven using the True Convection or Convection Bake mode. Because the cooking time and temperature are the same for all 3 recipes, you can plan the cooking so the food will be ready to serve at the exact time you want to eat. The menu includes a frittata-style dish with green chilis and cheese, a baked french toast casserole, and to round it out some roasted potatoes with sausage and peppers.
Each dish serves 6 - 8 people.
Larissa Taboryski
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup or agave syrup
1 loaf plain Challah bread
6 large eggs
1 ½ cups ½ & ½
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
Preparation
Heat the oven in the Convection or Convection Bake mode 325°.
Combine the butter and sugar in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over moderate heat. Stir in the syrup and whisk until smooth then pour into a 9x13x2” oven casserole dish.
Slice the bread into 8 thick slices and trim off the crusts then arrange in the dish over the melted butter mixture.
Whisk the eggs with half and half, vanilla, and salt, and pour over the bread.
Cover with a sheet of wax paper and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes prior to baking. Bake for 0 - 35 minutes until puffed and golden.
Link to: Breakfast Potatoes with Chicken Apple Sausage and Chille Relleno Souffle
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Baked Ham with Tangerine Glaze and Roasted Carrots
Since ham is already cooked by smoking it is most often eaten cold, however heated through and brushed with a fruity glaze it makes a great centerpiece for celebration meals.
In order to heat the ham through it usually needs a fair bit of time in a slow oven and to avoid drying out the meat it is covered until the final stage when the glaze is added. However, if you bake your unsliced ham in Convection you will not need to cover the ham and the heating through time will take approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours, depending on the weight of the ham. If you are heating a sliced ham then it must remain covered in foil to avoid drying out.
Ingredients
Preparation
1 - smoked ham, bone-in, skin on 7 - 9 lbs
1 - bunch fresh sage leaves
¾ - cup olive oil
1 - cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 - cups tangerine juice
2 - tangerines, sliced thin, seeds removed
2 - cups, packed light brown sugar
1 - cup water
½ - teaspoon whole cloves
2 - cinnamon sticks
1 ½ - lbs baby carrots
Preheat the oven in the Convection Mode 300 degrees.
Place the ham on a rack in a large roasting pan.
Score the ham with cuts in a diamond pattern about 2 inches apart and ½ deep.
Season generously with salt and pepper. Chop 8 of the sage leaves and mix with the olive oil to make a paste, rub all of the ham getting into the slits.
Bake for 2 hours.
Glaze:
Combine the butter, tangerine juice, tangerines, brown sugar, water and spices in a heavy medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
Bring to a gentle boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced to a syrupy glaze, 30 - 40 minutes.
Brush the glaze over the ham when it has completed its initial heating phase. Add the baby carrots and another 8 chopped sage leaves and continue baking for another 40 - 50 minutes until the carrots are tender and the internal temperature of the ham is 150 degrees.
Serves 12
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