Butter and Sugar

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I bought more apples this weekend! Given that apples are just about the only fruit in season right now, I bought a lot. I made this for breakfast on Sunday. I definitely don’t have anything against maple syrup (in fact, we gave little bottles as favors at our wedding), I have just been trying different things with breakfast. These sautéed apples are combined with a cider reduction. This had lots of apple flavor and tasted just like fall.
For the French toast, I combined 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, 1 tsp vanilla and ½ tsp cinnamon for 4 pieces of bread.
For the topping, I sliced 1 apple and sautéed it a tablespoon of butter. I added a tablespoon of brown sugar, and a ½ tsp of cinnamon. I removed the apples from the pan and added about a ¼ cup of cider. I reduced the cider down by about half and added the apples back into the pan and added another tablespoon of butter.