I believe egg was the first thing I learned to cook as a little girl. Eggs were quickly followed by French Toast. As I was getting ready for this posting, I went and searched for French Toast recipes like I do for everything I post. I just wanted to see what was out there. I was surprised by the amount and variety of French Toast recipes out there. Most of them where pretty fancy, but I tend to think simple is often better.
French Toast is simply bread that is soaked in eggs and then fried or baked up.
Recipe (makes 4 slices):
- 4 Slices of Bread
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tbsp. Milk
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 tbsp. Butter
In a shallow pan that you can soak bread in, whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla together. Melt the butter in a skillet and move it around so the bottom of the skillet is coated. Dip bread in egg mixture so each side is covered with mixture. Let each side soak up a bit of the mixture. On medium heat, place bread in skillet and let it cook for around 3 to 4 minutes. Flip over and repeat. The bread should be brown and well toasted. You can serve your french toast with syrup, powdered sugar, jellies, or fresh fruit.
Baking Tips:
- Since the bread is going to be toasted, stale bread works well for french toast.
- Don't use bread that is too thin as it will break easily once it is soaked in the eggs.
- Don't press down on the bread while you are cooking it.
- If you like your bread soggier, cook it less. If you like it crisper, cook it longer.
- Don't let your bread sit in the egg mixture until you are ready to cook it. As it sits, it will soak up all the egg mixture. So unless it is your last piece of bread, don't do it.
- You can use more eggs and soak more into the bread. The more egg you soak up, the puffier your french toast will be.
- You can use water, instead of milk, if you would like.
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