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French Toast
French toast is a common breakfast or dessert item made by frying a piece of bread soaked in an egg batter. French toast was developed as a way to use day-old stale bread. The literal translation of pain perdu is lost bread, referring to old or stale bread. When lacking stale bread, toasting your bread lightly will help it absor…
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Gather first
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- About ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) milk or cream (more for softer, less eggy French toast; less for firmer, more eggy toast)
- 2–3 slices bread (see notes)
- Butter, margarine, or cooking oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or similar
- ¼–1 teaspoon nutmeg, cinnamon or other powdered spices suitable for sweet foods
- ½ teaspoon sugar or honey
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Maple syrup
- Jam, jelly, fruit syrup
- Whipped cream
- Powdered sugar
- Nuts
- Honey
- Bacon
- Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and/or bananas
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Make it
Method
- In a bowl, mix eggs and milk, and optional ingredients.
- Heat up a frying pan, skillet, or griddle to medium-low heat.
- Grease the pan with butter, margarine, or cooking spray.
- Soak a slice of bread in the egg-milk mixture and place on pan; repeat until pan is full or desired amount is placed.
- Cook, turning once, until both sides of the bread are browned and the inside is cooked through.
- Serve on plates, with toppings as desired.