Today I enjoyed my French toast with great Canadian maple syrup (simply the best) and strawberries, but the beauty is in your own kitchen, you get to call the shots! Ingredientsĭetailed measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page. The good thing is that you can top it with all sort of fruits, maple syrup, jams, sugar or butter. Why French Toast?įrench toast is very easy to make and very quick as well, but it’s one of those breakfast foods that everybody will enjoy. However, when none of these are available, good old white bread will do just fine, just make sure it’s thick sliced. Another great bread to us is a good brioche or even sweet Hawaiian bread. This bread is a staple in the Jewish community, beautifully braided and brought out for special occasions or major holidays. One of my favorite breads to use is a good Challah bread. But stick with mine and you’ll never look back, I can guarantee it. There are many recipes for this treat out there and there have been for decades. I’m a gal who loves sweet breakfasts, whether they be Belgian waffles or sinfully sweet strawberry rolls, but sometimes a classic is all we need on a lazy weekend morning. Crisped up on the edges, batter soaked soft and sweet white bread all coated in powdered sugar, drizzled with lots of maple syrup to be eaten alongside some perfectly sweet strawberries. Oh you’re already well acquainted? Well then I’d like you to meet my super easy to make, french toast. The classic sweet breakfast, the sweet and satisfying brunch favorite, I’d like you all to meet french toast. Top with butter, drizzle with warm syrup, and sprinkle with blueberries.French Toast featuring thick slices of bread, soaked in egg beaten with milk and cinnamon, fried in butter and served with delicious Canadian maple syrup. Bake for 45 minutes for a softer, bread pudding-like texture or for 1 hour or more for a firmer, crisper texture. Remove the casserole from the fridge and sprinkle the topping over the top. Step 3 When you're ready to bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 350˚.Add the butter and use a pastry cutter to mix it all together until the mixture resembles fine pebbles. Step 2 For the topping: Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and some nutmeg in a separate bowl.Or you can make it and bake it right away-it's delicious no matter what! Cover the pan tightly and store in the fridge until needed (overnight preferably). Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Tear the bread into chunks, or cut into cubes, and evenly distribute in the pan. Step 1 For the French toast: Grease the baking pan with butter. For something savory, crispy, salty, delicious. There are endless possibilities!Ī big, fresh fruit salad would be tasty. You could even use sliced apples for a fall twist. Strawberries, blackberries, or a mix of the two plus blueberries would be heavenly! During the summer, fresh peaches would be scrumptious. Day-old bread that has grown a little stale is even better! You want whatever bread you use to be nice and crusty so it soaks up plenty of the creamy custard. I like to use a big loaf of sourdough or French bread. What's the best bread to use for baked French toast? Simple just doesn't get any more delicious than this. You can leave it plain like this, or you can mix blueberries or other fruit in with all the bread. The great thing about baked French toast is that you can make it on the spot and bake it right away… or assemble the breakfast casserole the night before and let it sit and get even more luscious in the fridge overnight. The girls absolutely loved it-between the six of us, we nearly polished off the whole pan. On my Food Network show, I make (among other things) this beautiful, simple, glorious, easy, delectable, scrumptious, heavenly baked French toast, which I served with syrup and blueberries to my daughter and her four friends.
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