The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date)

The Trojan Horse refers to a wooden horse said to have been used by the
Greeks, during the Trojan War, to enter the city of Troy and win the
war. There is no Trojan Horse in Homer's Iliad, with the poem ending
before the war is concluded. But in the Aeneid by Virgil, after a
fruitless 10-year siege, the Greeks at the behest of Odysseus
constructed a huge wooden horse and hid a select force of men inside,
including Odysseus himself. The Greeks pretended to sail away, and the
Trojans pulled the horse into their city as a victory trophy. That night
the Greek force crept out of the horse and opened the gates for the rest
of the Greek army, which had sailed back under cover of night. The
Greeks entered and destroyed the city of Troy, ending the war.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Creme Brulee French Toast From The Trojan Horse Inn
Categories: Breads, Dairy, Booze
Yield: 6 servings

4 oz Unsalted butter
1 c Firm packed brown sugar
2 tb Corn syrup
4 Croissants
5 lg Eggs
1 1/2 c Half-and-half
1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Grand Marnier
1/4 ts Salt

WARNING: Start this recipe the day before you want to
serve it, because it needs to rest in the refrigerator
overnight.

Lightly mist a 13" by 9" baking dish with non-stick
cooking spray.

In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter with brown sugar
and corn syrup over moderate heat, stirring until
smooth. Pour into prepared baking dish. Slice croissants
in half length-wise and lay in pan, overlapping slightly
if needed.

In a bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, vanilla,
Grand Marnier and salt until well combined and pour
evenly over bread. Cover the dish with plastic wrap or
foil, and chill bread mixture in the refrigerator,
overnight. This will allow the bread to fully absorb the
egg-milk mixture.

The next morning, remove dish from refrigerator and set
oven @ 360┬║F/182┬║C. Allow dish to come to room
temperature (so you don't put a chilled dish into a hot
oven and risk cracking). Bake, uncovered, in middle of
oven until puffed and top of bread is golden, about
40-45 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 or so minutes.
Cut into squares and serve, spooning some of the liquidy
caramel sauce from the bottom of the pan overtop the
servings. Maple syrup would be overkill with this,
because it is already super sweet.

Serves 6.

BREAD: Although the original recipe called for
croissants, I successfully used oblong challah rolls.
Brioche would be amazing, as well. I say use whatever
bread-type thing you need to use up! (Although, of
course, it will be most elegant with croissants.)

RECIPE SOURCE: Marc Schermerhorn channeled this recipe
from The Trojan Horse Inn in Sonoma, Calif. I believe
the inn is now closed, but it obviously is still gaining
fans because of this spectacular recipe.

RECIPE FROM: https://www.shockinglydelicious.com

Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

... "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence." - Calvin Coolidge
--- MultiMail/Win
* Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)