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French Toast

This classic French Toast recipe is so easy to make, giving us fluffy and delicious breakfast or brunch with our favourite toppings in about 20 minutes. Such a treat!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 4
Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs Medium, free range
  • 300 ml Milk
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 60 g Butter For frying
  • 8 Thick slices of brioche

For serving:

  • Maple syrup and berries
Metric - Imperial

Instructions

  • Make the eggy mixture: Whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon together in a wide bowl or baking tray.
  • Melt the butter: Heat half of the butter in a large frying pan over a medium high heat.
  • Time to fry: Place the slices of brioche in the egg mixture for a few seconds on each side then place in the pan.
  • Flip over, add more butter: Cook for 30 seconds or so until crispy and golden then carefully flip and cook on the other side. Add the rest of the butter when you flip the slices over. (If your pan isn’t big enough for all the slices at once, cook them in batches only soaking the brioche just before you fry it.)
  • Add your toppings: Serve hot with a drizzle of maple syrup and some fresh berries.

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Notes

 Type of bread: You can swap the brioche for any kind of sliced bread. If you want to make this a more savoury dish (à la eggy bread!) you could simply leave out the vanilla and cinnamon.
Use up stale bread: If you have some bread in the cupboard that’s past its best, turn it into French Toast! This is the perfect way to stop it from going to waste. The slices might just need a little extra soaking time if they’re a little hard.
How to get crispy French Toast: To make sure it's fluffy and crispy, don’t oversoak the bread. If your pan isn’t big enough for all the slices at once, cook them in batches and only soak the brioche just before you fry it.
Storing: French Toast is at its best when freshly made.
Nutritional value: These calculations do not include the toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 202mg | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 790IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 1mg