Is there nothing better than French toast for Sunday breakfast? Thick slices of bread, soaked in a mixture of beaten eggs with milk and cinnamon, toasted in a frying pan, and served with butter and maple syrup, this has to be one of our favorite, and most indulgent, breakfast dishes.
French toast comes out best if you work with thick slices of French or Italian loaf bread that are several days old. That way they’ve had a chance to firm up, which will make the slices hold up better when you dip them in the egg milk mixture and fry them. Thin slices of fresh bread tend to fall apart or get mushy when you do this.
Many people like to sprinkle powdered sugar over their French toast. I think there’s is plenty enough sugar in the maple syrup, so I don’t bother with adding more.
One of my favorite variations, the idea for which I picked up from The Silver Palate Cookbook 20 some odd years ago, is to add some orange zest, and a bit of Triple Sec orange liqueur to the batter for extra zing.
From the recipe archive. First posted 2005.
French Toast Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 8 thick slices of 2-day-old bread (better if slightly stale)
- Butter (can sub vegetable oil)
- Maple syrup
Optional
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup Triple Sec
- Fresh berries
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