Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
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Classic French Toast
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 620
- Total Fat
- 33 g
- Saturated Fat
- 17 g
- Carbohydrates
- 58 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 31 g
- Protein
- 22 g
- Cholesterol
- 436 mg
- Sodium
- 537 mg
There are just a few keys to making great French toast: Use stale bread (fresh tends to fall apart), make sure the bread is sliced at least 3/4-inch thick (it helps maximize soaking for a custardy interior) and watch your soaking time (a shorter time equals a slightly drier toast, a longer time yields a more custardy one).
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yield: 4 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 620
- Total Fat
- 33 g
- Saturated Fat
- 17 g
- Carbohydrates
- 58 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 31 g
- Protein
- 22 g
- Cholesterol
- 436 mg
- Sodium
- 537 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Lay the bread slices in one layer (it's OK if they overlap a little) on a baking sheet. Bake the slices (to dry them out a little) for 6 minutes, then flip and bake for 6 minutes more. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees F.
- Whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, granulated sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in a large casserole dish.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low to medium heat. Place 2 slices of bread in the egg mixture. Let the bread completely soak in the egg mixture on both sides, about 30 seconds to 1 minute total, checking after 15 seconds. (Bread should feel heavy and soaked through but hold its shape without breaking apart.) Melt a tablespoon of butter in the skillet and add the 2 soaked slices; cook until the outside is golden brown and crisp and the inside is cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. You will need to watch and adjust the temperature between medium and medium-low if the bread is browning too quickly or not browning fast enough. Keep finished French toast slices warm on a rack nested in a rimmed baking sheet in the oven. Repeat with the remaining slices.
- Serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar and drizzle of maple syrup.
