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Cinnamon French Toast
20 min total8 prep12 cook2 servings420 cal
VegetarianFlexitarianContains glutenContains eggContains dairy
Thick slices of bread soak up a cinnamon-spiced egg custard, then get pan-fried in butter until golden and crisp at the edges. A finishing drizzle of maple syrup makes this a weekend breakfast favorite that's just as easy on a weeknight.
Ingredients
bakery
- 4 slicesbread
dairy
- 2eggs
- 80 mlmilk
- 2 tbspbutter
pantry
- 1 tspcinnamon
- 2 tbspmaple syrup
- 0.5 tspvanilla extract
- 0.13 tspsalt
Steps
- In a shallow dish, whisk together the eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt until fully combined.
- Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, letting it soak for about 5 seconds per side so the custard soaks in without oversaturating the bread.
- Melt half the butter in a skillet over medium heat until it foams slightly.
- Add two slices of soaked bread to the skillet and cook for 3–4 minutes per side, until deep golden brown.
- Transfer the cooked slices to a plate and melt the remaining butter in the skillet.
- Cook the remaining two soaked slices for 3–4 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through.
- Arrange all four slices on plates, overlapping slightly.
- Drizzle the maple syrup evenly over the warm French toast and serve immediately.
Tips
- Use slightly stale or day-old bread — it soaks up the custard without falling apart.
- Let each slice soak for a few seconds per side so the custard reaches the center without turning the bread soggy.
- Keep the heat at medium so the outside browns before the inside overcooks.
- Warm the maple syrup briefly before serving for the best drizzle.
