FRENCH TOAST

French Toast is an easy to make, delicious, rich, fluffy breakfast made from eggs, milk, thick slices of bread, cinnamon and served with a generous drizzle of maple syrup. Add some fruit of your choice.

📝 Ingredients

• 8 slices bread (thick)
• 4 large egg
• 1/4 cup fresh cream
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/8 tsp pinch of salt
• 4 tbsp butter
• 4 tsp oil
• some maple syrup
• fresh fruits

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 135ºC.
2. 2For a nice non soggy crunchy French toast, leave the slices of bread at room temperature. Arrange the slices on a tray and leave it open for an hour if the bread is too soft.
3. 3Whisk milk, cream, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla essence and cinnamon powder together in a large flat bowl or dish.
4. 4Heat the pan over medium heat.
5. 5Add about 1 tbsp butter and 1 tsp oil. The oil prevents the butter from burning.
6. 6Dip the bread in the egg mixture. Wait for 15-20 seconds. Turn it over. Wait for another 15 seconds.
7. 7Remove from the egg mixture and put it in the hot pan.
8. 8Let it cook till it becomes golden brown.
9. 9Flip it over and cook the other side.Generally 2-3 minutes on each side is good.
10. 10Transfer the French Toast to a tray with a wire rack over it.
11. 11Put it in the oven so that it stays warm.
12. 12Repeat the above steps with the remaining slices of bread.
13. 131 tbsp butter is usually enough to cook 2 slices of bread.
14. 14However, add more as and when required.
15. 15Serve hot French toast with maple syrup and fresh fruit of your choice.
16. 16Other options are honey, whipped cream, nuts, fruit compote, jam, nut butters, etc.