Doughnut French Toast

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Show: Nigella ExpressEpisode: Instant Calmer

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (20)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup full fat milk
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 slices from a small white loaf or 2 slices from a large white loaf, each large slice cut in half
1-ounce butter, plus a drop flavourless oil, for frying
1/4 cup sugar

Directions

Beat the eggs with the milk and vanilla in a wide shallow bowl.

Soak the bread halves in the eggy mixture for 5 minutes a side.

Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan/skillet, fry the egg-soaked bread until golden and scorched in parts on both sides.

Put the sugar onto a plate and then dredge the cooked bread until coated like a sugared doughnut.

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Comments & Reviews

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Renee Indianapolis, IN 01-15-2010
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Wonderful and easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this french toast after my husband got home from work one morning. I am always looking for easy recipes since we have... 2 little kids. Everyone loved the berry topping! It was so fast and easy. Everyone wants me to add it into our regular rotation!Read more
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Lindsay Deep Run, NC 11-03-2009
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This suck.!!!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Tell me Nigella have you ever soaked bread for 5 minutes? Obviously not! The vanilla made it taste like sour milk. Delete... the vanilla and add cinammon and sugar and only soak bread for 3 seconds per side and you have the classic all american recipe for french toast. Sorry, try again. I may be just a little bitter for wasting all my ingredients. I followed your recipe only to have to call my dad and use his recipe. Thanks, but no thanks. Read more
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Julie Merrick, NY 08-29-2009
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Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so quick & easy. I didn't soak it for the full 5 minutes and I put a little bit of cinnamon in with the sugar and it... was wonderful!! Read more
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Sue San Jose, CA 07-11-2009
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Just the very best!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I saw Nigella's show this morning and had all of the fixings to make this dish. Boy was I glad. I added other berries to... the "jam" mixture and it was so yummy. Thank you to a previous reviewer for the recipe for the "jam". It was omitted from Nigella's french toast recipe.Read more
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Michelle Killeen, TX 01-20-2009
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Pretty good, needed some fine tuning...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was pretty good. After i soaked my french toast i used the little bit of the egg mixture i had left to soak another... piece. I liked the one that i didnt soak as long. The one that had been soaked for the right amount of time was a little too eggy for me and i wouldn't like having as much vanilla. All in all it was pretty good though. If i made it again i would have less vanilla and soak it less.Read more
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Katina Raleigh, NC 01-16-2009
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Absolutely Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

One of the first things things I learned to cook was traditional french toast. So, when I saw this show, I was very excited... to try to make this. I made it for a friend and I for brunch and it was exactly the comfort food we were looking for and it's so easy. Thanks for a great recipe.Read more