Recipe for Banana and Blueberry French Toast

From Jamie’s Dinners, by Jamie Oliver, published by Penguin Michael Joseph.

This is the kind of sandwich that can be eaten for breakfast or even for dessert.

You can vary the fruit you use: strawberries with bananas, or banana with blackberries and blueberries.

Get two slices of nice medium-cut white bread and butter them sparsely on both sides. Toss your fruit combination in a little honey or sugar just to sweeten it a bit. A little mashed banana holds it all together quite nicely.

Beat a couple of eggs in a bowl with a couple of tablespoons of caster sugar, then dip both slices of bread in the sweet egg mixture so it’s egged on both sides.

Let the excess drip off, then smear the fruit mixture on one slice, leaving a slight space around the edges of the bread. Put the other slice on top and press down. The egg will help the fruit to stick.

Fry in a little butter in a medium hot pan on both sides, pushing down so that the fruit is pressed into the bread. Once the bread is golden and slightly crisp, dust with icing sugar and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche, cream or ice cream and spoon any remaining fruit mixture over.