French Toast
An easy and delicious French toast served up with seasonal pomegranate and crème fraiche and equally great with maple syrup, butter, cinnamon sugar and fresh fruit.
Ingredients
- 4 thick slices of bread white, whole wheat, or your choice
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
- 1 to 2 Tbsps butter or cooking oil for frying
- Maple syrup powdered sugar, or your favorite toppings
Instructions
- Preheat Your Griddle or Pan: Start by preheating a griddle or non-stick skillet over medium heat. You can also use an electric griddle.
- Mix the Egg Mixture: In a shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon (if using). Mix until well combined. This mixture is your batter for the French toast.
- Dip the Bread: Take a slice of bread and dip it into the egg mixture, making sure both sides are coated. Allow any excess liquid to drip back into the bowl.
- Cook the French Toast: Add a small amount of butter or cooking oil to the preheated griddle or skillet. Place the dipped bread onto the cooking surface.
- Cook Until Golden Brown: Cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until the French toast is golden brown and slightly crispy.
- Repeat: Repeat the process for the remaining slices of bread, adding more butter or oil to the griddle if needed.
- Serve: Transfer the cooked French toast to a plate. You can keep them warm in a low-temperature oven while you finish the rest.
- Toppings: Serve your French toast with your choice of toppings. Maple syrup, powdered sugar, fresh berries, whipped cream, or even a dusting of cinnamon are all great options.
- Enjoy: Enjoy your homemade French toast while it's warm and freshly cooked.
Notes
What is the best bread for French toast?
A loaf with thick slices is best or as close you can get to a brioche. Brioche is a French bread not easily found in South Africa unless you go to specific coffee places that may sell it. It's like trying to find challah bread and you're not Jewish, I don't see any. That leaves us with plain sandwich bread (thicker slices) or homemade no knead bread or a sour dough bread that you can slice.
Why is stale bread better for French toast than fresh bread?
Fresh bread uses up a lot of the egg mixture, you have to also fry it for longer because it sucks up the oil quicker and you might also see it rise up in the center while frying. If that happens, simply use an egg lifter to gently press it back down.
Regulate the heat to medium hot not high and hot or the egg on the bread will burn before the bread is cooked on the inside.
When you lift the bread, hold it mid-air for a split second to allow any egg droplets behind so that the pan is not frying egg because we frying the bread not the egg
If you are using thin slices of bread use an egglifter to help maneavour the bread, a tongs will cause it to tear as you lift.
What to serve French toast with?
With honey, maple syrup, regular syrup, cream, yogurt, pomegranate arils, other fresh fruit, crème fraiche and a sprinkle of icing sugar or granulated sugar.
Cinnamon sugar
If you are not adding syrup or honey to your Fench toast, it's a good idea to add a pinch of cinnamon sugar to the egg mix for a sweet touch without the maple.
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