French Toast
June 16, 2020
A slice of bread is soaked in egg and then fried. You can either have a thick slice of bread, or a stack of thin slices of bread which will have more of the texture of pancakes.
Ingredients
- 2 thick slices bread
- 3 egg, beaten
- 20 grams sugar
- 225 grams milk
- 20 grams butter
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
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Instructions
- Slice the bread into 1 inch thick slices.
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- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, and place the bread in the oven for 10 minutes to toast.
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- Whisk the egg, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
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- Gently blend in the milk
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- Heat 10 grams of butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Soak each piece of bread in the custard for 30 seconds, turning half way through until soaked through.
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- Add each slice of bread to the heated skillet, and cook for 3 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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- Flip the slices of bread and continue to cook for another 2 minutes until it is golden brown.
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- Slice on the diagonal and serve immediately with powdered sugar and maple syrup.
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This recipe was adapted from:
Buttermilk Brined Roast Chicken
Chicken Stock
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Written by Will Chiong who lives and works in New York building useful things.