10 perfect french toast Recipes

if you purchase an unsliced loaf, cut the bread into 1/2-inch-thick slices. to prevent the butter from clumping during mixing, warm the milk in a microwave or small saucepan until warm to the touch (about 80 degrees). the french toast can be cooked all at once on an electric griddle, but may take an extra 2 to 3 minutes per side. set the griddle temperature to 350 degrees and use the entire amount of butter for cooking., pecans, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, cinnamon-raisin bread, whole milk , warmed (see note ), egg yolks, unsalted butter , melted, plus 2 tbsp for cooking, table salt, vanilla extract, dark rum, maple syrup, keys to perfect french toast, start with dry bread: drying bread in 300-degree oven before soaking and frying leads to toast that s soft, not soggy., hold the whites: using yolks, not whites , in soaking liquid cuts down on eggy flavor., soak properly : soaking bread in flat baking pan for just 20 seconds per side ensures even saturation and no sogginess

eggs, milk, orange , juice of, pure vanilla extract, cognac (optional), sugar, lemon , zest of, ground cinnamon, freshly ground nutmeg, salt, bread, 1-inch-thick , such as brioche, preferably day-old, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, pure maple syrup (optional)

eggs, orange flower water (optional), vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, milk, bread, butter or oil, for the skillet

egg, milk, butter, melted and cooled slightly, vanilla extract, sugar, all-purpose flour (scant 1/3 cup, see note), salt, ground cinnamon (optional), ground nutmeg (optional), day-old challah (3/4-inch-thick ) or 6 -8 slices day-old sandwich bread (or 4 to 8 slices european style bread such as french or italian), unsalted butter

light brown sugar, butter, light corn syrup, granny smith apples, eggs, milk, vanilla, french bread, syrup, applesauce, apple jelly, cinnamon

eggs, milk, orange , juice of, pure vanilla extract, liquor (i use almond or orange flavored, martha s recipe states cognac), sugar (splenda works equally well), lemon , zest of, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, bread , 1-2 days old (1 inch pieces, challah or brioche are best), canola oil, for frying (any neutral oil will do, may add unsalted butter for more flavor), powdered sugar, maple syrup, mixed berry

french bread slices, toasted, goat cheese, softened, ginger-peach chutney, perfect poached shrimp, peeled