French Toast Recipe

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• 8 thick slices bread (a hearty white bread should work, about 1/2" slices)
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk, warmed
• 4 eggs
• 3 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted plus extra for skillet
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tasp vanilla extract

Details

Adapted from 12tomatoes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300F

Place bread on a wire rack or baking sheet. Bake bread about 8 minutes. flip, then bake another 8 minutes. Remove from rack and let cook 5 minutes.

Whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended.

Transfer the mixture to a large baking pan.

Soak the bread in the mixture about 20 seconds per side, then transfer to a separate baking sheet.

Lower oven temperature to 200F to keep cooked french toast warm.

Add butter to a skillet, and cook over low heat. Transfer slices of bread to the skillet and cook until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer toast to a baking sheet, and place in the oven.
Repeat until all toast is cooked. Serve warm with butter, powdered sugar, and/or maple syrup.