French Toast with Lemon Curd and Blueberries

Thom and I were in Portland, Oregon visiting our son Trevor and his wife Meg in December of 2021. They were expecting their first child in April.  Meg was on bed rest, so Thom and I flew up to spend Christmas and help out before the baby was born. Robbie was born in April on his due date, a sweet little boy. 

When we visit, we try to try a new restaurant in the area.  On this trip we ordered takeout for brunch from a downtown restaurant.  Meg and I ordered the French toast with lemon curd and blueberries, Thom had eggs benedict and Trevor ordered fried rice with a fried egg on top.  The food was excellent, but we were a little disappointed that the restaurant forgot the lemon curd and blueberries for our French toast.   We'll have to go again to get the French toast this time with lemon curd and blueberries.  

When I got home, I decided I needed to see if I could come up with my own version.  Lemons are in season and this year I got a few more lemons from my Meyer Lemon Tree.  I decided to make some lemon curd and give this recipe another try.  So, with any luck my version may be as good or better than the restaurants in Portland.   

Ingredients

1 loaf brioche bread cut into 12 slices
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
Fresh Whipped Cream or Lemon Curd whipped cream*
Lemon curd*  
fresh blueberries, frozen will work as well

Directions

Whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, and vanilla extract in a large casserole dish or another dish that you can use to easily dip the brioche slices. 
Grease a large griddle with the butter. Heat it on high heat and then turn it down to medium-low.
Dip the brioche slices in the egg mixture, coating both sides. When dipping, allow the bread to sit for 30 seconds per side so it can soak up more of the batter. 
Place the bread slices on the griddle and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
Arrange slices on individual plates, drizzle lemon curd over French toast slices and sprinkle with blueberries.  Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream or lemon curd whipped cream. 
 * Lemon curd can be purchased.  It is very easy to make. See my Lemon Curd post for the recipe.

Lemon Curd Whipped Cream

1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup lemon curd
 
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
 
Whip heavy cream until stiff, add sugar and vanilla extract, fold in lemon curd.