I love French Toast. It’s easy. It’s yummy. And, you can customize it exactly the way you like! What’s not to like about that?
One of the first recipes I ever learned in the kitchen was this French Toast. It’s a great starter recipe and one that moms and kiddos can easily do together (even in small kitchens, like the ones I have had throughout my life)!
You will need French bread (you can also use regular sandwich bread), eggs, milk, allspice, vanilla and butter. You can substitute cinnamon if you don’t have allspice, but I love allspice and I think it’s an under-used, under-appreciated spice, so I highly recommend you try it! Choose your toppings: powdered sugar, syrup, fresh berries, whipped cream…be creative!
Heat your griddle over medium-low to low heat. Slice your bread on the diagonal to your desired thickness – my preference is about 3/4 of an inch. Set aside.
I like to use a pie plate for my batter – it’s flat, but has enough side height to prevent a mess (mostly…it’s me we’re talking about here…some kind of a mess in the kitchen is inevitable). Crack your eggs into the plate and add your milk.
Whisk with a fork or flat whisk until well combined. Sprinkle in your allspice and your vanilla and mix once again to evenly distribute.
Grease your griddle with some butter (I just use a cold stick and rub it around).
Lay your bread in the batter and allow it to soak for a quick minute, then flip and do the same.
Once your bread has absorbed some of the batter, lay it on your griddle – don’t crowd – and allow it to fry low and slow.
When your slices move easily around on the griddle, you can flip and allow the other side to fry through.
Butter immediately when you’ve removed your toast to a plate, then top however you like!
Once you make this and realize how easy and delicious it is, you’ll want to make it over and over! Reaghan loves it – one of her favs (of course, that could be due in part to the sugar and syrup, but I tell myself it’s this batter recipe)!
Classic French Toast
Notes
You can substitute the allspice with cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 6T milk
- 1/8 t ground allspice
- 1/4 t vanilla extract
- French bread loaf
- butter
- toppings
Instructions
- Slice your bread about 3/4 of an inch thick, on the diagonal, and set aside.
- Heat your griddle on medium-low to low heat.
- Crack your eggs and add your milk in a flat dish. Whisk to combine.
- Add your allspice and vanilla and whisk to evenly distribute.
- Let your bread soak a bit on each side in the batter.
- Grease your griddle with butter.
- Fry your toast, low and slow. Flip when each piece can easily move.
- Remove from heat and top as desired!
Do you have a favorite French Toast recipe? I’d love to hear how you make yours!
Until next time!
Sharon
