French Toast

My first blog with a recipe from Pinterest!!! Here is a link to where I found this recipe https://www.willcookforsmiles.com/the-best-french-toast/#wprm-recipe-container-22405 you will also find it under my Pinterest board called Yum!!

Rich’s cousin, Christine, gave us this amazing maple syrup the last time we seen her (She lives in Vermont, thank you Christine, it’s amazing). I was using it on frozen waffles and recently thought it would be so much better if I made my own pancakes or French toast.  So that is how I decided to make French toast for the first time.  Here is how it went….

The ingredients were most things I keep on hand. So I pulled everything out and got started.  Let me tell you I am now a big fan of Brioche Bread!!!

Pretty easy to mix the ingredients, but I will say I like this recipe because the mixture didn’t leave a ton of left over. I hate when a recipe has you waste so much. So I mixed and dipped my bread.

        

I let my frying pan heat up on medium low heat like the recipe said. It said you should let it cook 3-4 minutes on each side.  Here is where I may have messed up a tad bit.  I didn’t want the French toast to burn so as soon as it started to brown I turned it over.  If I make this again I will let it cook closer to the 4 minutes on each side. I usually prefer my stuff well-done.

So it may not be the prettiest thing you ever seen, but it was more about the taste.  Let me tell you that it tasted delicious!! I topped mine with butter, maple syrup, and powdered sugar.  

I would definitely make this again just with my own minor adjustments above. Until next time...

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 8 oz (8 slices) of Brioche bread
• 4 large eggs
• 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• Pinch of salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1.             Note: this egg mixture should comfortably batter 8 slices of Brioche bread that are between 1/2 and 1 inch thick. It will batter 10-12 slices of French baguette or about 6 slices of Challah. 

2.     Slice bread and set it aside. 

3.     In a deep and wide bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, sugar, and salt. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.

4.     Preheat a large cooking pan over medium to medium-low heat. Add a couple of tablespoons of canola oil and spread it evenly. 

5.     Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture as well as the edges. Brioche bread is nice and quick to soak up the egg. (Just batter as many slices as will fit into the pan. If you have to cook in two or more batches, batter bread right before adding it to the pan.)

6.     Place battered slices into the pan and let it cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden brown. (Repeat with remaining slices of bread if needed.)

7.     Serve with your favorite topping.