Woohoo French Toast
French toast is a delicious dish for breakfast
Let’s say, “Woohoo French toast.” Just about everyone has tried French toast and knows it’s one of the simplest dishes to prepare for breakfast.
French toast is known around the world by many names – “eggy bread, German toast, gypsy toast, or Spanish toast.” It’s a dish made by soaking bread in a mixture of beaten eggs and then fried.
It’s that egg mixture where people sometimes get carried away. You could add all sorts of ingredients to it. But to me, simple is always the best. I use 2 eggs, 1/4 cup of milk and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring. I blend these together in a deep dish using a battery operated frother like an immersion blender.
This makes enough mixture for 2 slices of bread – the bread I use is French bread (well, it is French toast after all). I cut 2 slices on the diagonal about an inch thick.
I dip each slice of bread in the mixture and then drop them in a hot non-stick skillet with a dab of butter and a splash of oil. Cooking on medium to medium-high, I turn the bread slices after about 3 to 4 minutes when they’re golden brown. Repeat on the other side and remove.
Instead of using syrup to top these off, I use a Cinnamon Sour Cream Topping and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.
Yummy French toast with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar and Cinnamon Sour Cream topping
Combine 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (this makes cinnamon sugar). Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of this sugar equally over the two slices of toast. Then add the remaining Cinnamon Sugar to 1/4 cup sour cream making Cinnamon Sour Cream that you spoon on top of the French toast.
Using French bread instead of regular loaf bread gives the egg mixture more texture to soak into without falling apart. Don’t you just hate picking up a slice of bread coated in eggs only to have it fall apart before you get it to the skillet. Try it with French bread, I think you’ll like the results.
This recipe for French toast isn’t real sweet, but it’s oh so tasty. The fluffiness of the eggs with the hint of cinnamon will have your mouth watering. If you give this a try, be sure to come back and let me know how it turned out for you or tag it with #thesurprisedgourmet if you post it. I’d love to know what you think of it
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Serves: 2
- 2 Large eggs
- 2 Slices of French bread
- ¼ Cup milk
- ¼ Teaspoon vanilla flavoring
- Dab of butter
- Splash of oil
- CINNAMON SUGAR
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
- CINNAMON SOUR CREAM TOPPING
- 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon Sugar
- ¼ Cup sour cream
- Use 2 eggs, ¼ cup of milk and ¼ teaspoon of vanilla flavoring and blend together in a deep dish.
- This makes enough mixture for 2 slices of bread - using French bread (well, it is French toast after all). Cut 2 slices on the diagonal about an inch thick.
- Dip each slice of bread in the mixture and then drop them in a hot non-stick skillet with a dab of butter and a splash of oil. Cooking on medium to medium-high, turn the bread slices after about 3 to 4 minutes when they're golden brown. Repeat on the other side and remove.
- Instead of using syrup to top these off, use a Cinnamon Sour Cream Topping and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.
- Combine 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (this makes cinnamon sugar). Sprinkle a tablespoon of cinnamon sugar equally over the two slices of toast. Add ¼ cup sour cream to the remaining Cinnamon Sugar to make Cinnamon Sour Cream and spoon on the top.
I do love French toast and I like how you’ve used French bread. Topping it with cinnamon sugar is wonderful and I do like the sound of the cinnamon sour cream xx
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Charlie, the French bread just seems to do so much better than regular loaf bread. The cinnamon sour cream gives it a little bite with sweetness.
woo hoo indeed – I would utter this exclamation if someone made this for me 🙂
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Hungry Mum, funny you should say that because that’s the reaction I got when I made this for my family so I couldn’t resist calling it that.
Oooh, I love the cinnamon twist you gave to French toast. And the sturdier bread is an excellent idea, too!
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Liz, I love cinnamon sugar on my French toast. I didn’t know anybody else put anything beside cinnamon sugar on it, LOL. I hope you try it, it’s really delicious.
I really love French toast and it reminds me when I asked my French grandmother to make French toast one day. She looked at me and said with a very heavy accent, “In this house, it’s just toast!”
She made hers with homemade bread and I don’t think it was French. Your toast looks great. I love it when the bread has soaked up all that custard and the toast is slowly cooked until the center is done.
Now I must have some.
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Maureen, love the story about your grandmother. 🙂 I hope you’ll give this a try and let me know how it turns out for. Using the French bread lets the custard soak into it without it falling apart. Hope you enjoy it.
WOW! I could eat all of that myself!
Thanks for sharing
Julie
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Julie, I know what you mean. When you get started with this French toast it’s hard to stop.
I can imagine!!
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Yes French toast is irresistible. i would just love it with French bread, what a good idea,
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Tania, the French bread works so well making the French toast. It doesn’t fall apart like regular loaf bread and you can cut it any thickness you want.
French toast is one of the best breakfasts in the world, isn’t it?! Love that cinnamon sour cream topping. It sounds delicious.
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Kristen, I agree that French toast is one of the best breakfast items in the world. Hope you’ll give this a try. The cinnamon sour cream topping is great.