The Perfect French Toast

My favourite meal of the day is breakfast, hands down. It is whole heartedly good and always leaves you energized for your day of planned activities. In my case, unplanned activities as I am on vacation and loving every minute of it. Sleeping in, knowing that there is no particular place you need to be…being able to roll out of bed whenever you feel like it, minus the dreadful sound of your alarm clock, it’s just priceless. This morning the sun was lightly peering through my blinds, waking me with a sudden craving for French Toast.  My sister has been begging me for a while to post a simple yet tasty French toast recipe, so here it is:

The first rule in making French toast is: keep it simple. You can go all crazy and start adding cream instead of milk or a splash of orange juice, but I suggest sticking to the basics and enjoying its perfection. The second rule in my French toast experience is to use Challah Bread (egg bread). It is extremely soft and has a light sweet eggy flavour that tastes wonderfully battered and lightly fried in butter. Which brings us to the final rule: there is no substitute for butter. Don’t punish your meal by using a cooking spray. Enjoy these calories guilt free…and maybe substitute that lunch with a salad!

Xo Dom Appetit!

The Perfect French Toast

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Tools Needed: medium mixing bowl, measuring spoons and cups, whisk, large electric frying pan (or large pan), spatula

Ingredients:

1 cup of milk

5 large eggs

½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon of vanilla

Pinch of salt

Butter for frying

12 slices of Challah Bread (egg bread)

Icing Sugar

Maple Syrup

Directions:

1) In a medium bowl whisk milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla and salt together

2) Turn large electric pan onto 350 degrees (or frying pan to medium low heat) and melt a pad of butter across the pan

3) Dip bread into mixture making sure to get both sides, drop onto pan and turn after 2-3 mins of cooking, repeat until batter is complete

4) Sprinkle icing sugar on top and drizzle maple syrup. Serve with fruit. Makes 12 servings of French Toast