Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Food scale
- Whisk or electric mixer
- Griddle or frying pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 8-10 slices regular white sandwich bread
- 30 g (1/4 cup) all-purpose flour Optional
- 50 g (1/4 cup) white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 170 g (2/3 cup) milk
- 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1.3 g (1/2 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 1.5 g (1/4 tsp) salt
- butter for cooking
Optional Toppings
- butter
- maple syrup
- fresh berries (blueberries, strawberries, etc)
- powdered sugar or vanilla sugar
Instructions
- If mixing by hand: Add the the eggs to the flour and whisk until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk.
- If using a mixer: Add all ingredients at once and mix until well combined.
- Preheat griddle or a frying pan over medium heat.
- Lightly butter the griddle or frying pan.
- Dip each slice of bread into the mixture, coating both sides completely.
- Transfer the coated bread to the hot frying pan. Cook for approximately 4-5 minutes per side, or until golden brown and toasted.
- Top with your choice of butter, maple syrup, fresh berries (blueberries, strawberries, etc), and dust with powdered sugar or vanilla sugar.
Don't waste the remaining mixture! If there's a little left after coating the bread, I usually pour it over the last one or two slices while they're cooking.
David’s Notes
About the flour: The flour is completely optional. I find that adding it gives the French toast a little extra fluffiness and texture, but the recipe works perfectly well without it.