French Toast Recipe

November 19, 2012


French Toast Recipe
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    It’s easy to over-saturate and over-cook French toast, but with this foolproof recipe, you’ll enjoy delicious, fluffy and lightly toasted slices, perfect for sopping up every last bit of maple syrup and other sweet accompaniments.

By Daniele Cusentino

French Toast Recipe

Serves 4-8
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 16 minutes
You’ll need: 13x9” baking dish, wire rack, baking sheet

INGREDIENTS
8 slices thick white sandwich bread*
1 1/2 cups whole milk, warmed**
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla 
Maple syrup, to taste

*Tip: Make French toast with homemade pumpkin bread or lemon poppy seed bread. Add raisins, cranberries, dates, pecans, walnuts or almonds into the batter for an extra special touch.

**Tip: Prevent butter from clumping by heating the milk in a microwave until warm to the touch.

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INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 300°F.
  2. Place bread on wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until almost dry, about 16 minutes. Turn the slices halfway through baking.
  3. Remove bread from rack and let cool 5 minutes. Return baking sheet with wire rack to oven and reduce temperature to 200°F.
  4. Whisk milk, egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons melted butter, salt and vanilla in large mixing bowl to combine. Transfer to 13x9” baking dish.
  5. Soak both sides of a bread slice in the milk mixture until saturated, but not soggy.
  6. Using a slotted spatula, remove the bread and allow excess mixture to drip off, then set aside on a platter.
  7. Repeat with remaining slices.
  8. Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in skillet over medium-low heat.
  9. Add 2 slices soaked bread to skillet and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
  10. Flip and continue to cook until second side is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes longer.
  11. Transfer cooked slices to baking sheet in oven to keep warmed.
  12. Wipe skillet with paper towels, and repeat cooking with remaining bread, 2 slices at a time. Add 1/2 tablespoon of butter for each batch.
  13. Serve warm with maple syrup.

Serving Tip: Cut into sticks and serve with dippers—maple syrup, cream cheese frosting, strawberry jam, sweetened whipped cream and chocolate syrup.

Daniele Cusentino is a managing editor at Home Made Simple.

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