Sunday, 21 March 2010

• Burg's French Toast Recipe

  

  
  I am reading this amazing book right now called 'A Homemade Life' by Molly Wizenberg and it's basically a memoir interlaced with recipes from her life. It's a fast and enjoyable read with lots and lots of great recipes! I just tried my first one: Burg's French Toast. Burg was her dad and this is just one of his recipes featured in the book. It was delicious and I will definitely be making this again and again.
  

  Ingredients:
  1 cup whole milk
  3 large eggs
  1 tablespoon sugar
  1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  1/4 teaspoon salt
  Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
  Mild-tasting vegetable oil, such as canola
  6 to 8 slices bread (a bias-cut country French loaf, or challah, preferably), about 3/4 to 1 inch thick
  Pure maple syrup, for serving

  Directions:
  

  1. Break the eggs into a wide, shallow bowl or an 8-inch square Pyrex dish. Whisk the eggs to break up the yolks. Add the milk, sugar, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg. Whisk to blend.
  2. Place a large skillet, preferably cast-iron, over low to medium heat, and add enough oil to just cover the bottom of the skillet.
  3. Two or three at a time, add the bread slices to the egg mixture in the bowl, allowing them to rest for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side. They should feel heavy and thoroughly saturated, but they shouldn’t be falling apart. When the oil is hot, place the slices in the skillet. They should sizzle a bit, and the oil should bubble lightly around the edges of the bread. Cook until the underside of each slice is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn the bread, and cook until the second side is golden, another 2 minutes or so. Remove the bread from the skillet to a plate lined with a paper towel, allow to rest for 30 seconds or so, and serve immediately — with maple syrup, of course.
  
  

  What do you use for a french toast recipe? Do you like to try different things?
  
  

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