Quick & Easy French Toast – Family Recipe

Quick & Easy French Toast – Family Recipe

If you feel like a tasty, quick, and simple breakfast meal, then this is my family’s go-to breakfast for a lazy Sunday morning. Hope you enjoy!

Serves: 3-4

Prep time: 5-10 mins

Cook time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

  • Aprrox. 1 cup milk (quite flexible on how much, it depends on how eggy you like your toast, but can be more or less), can also use lactose free milk as a dietary alternative.
  • 2 medium sized eggs
  • 8 thin slices of white bread (note: better if slightly aerated or stale because it will absorb more of the egg mixture)
  • 50g unsalted butter

Method:

Preparation:

  1. Egg Mixture – In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs in a bowl with a fork until mostly combined, while slowly mixing in the milk. (Note: Test the thickness of the mixture by dunking fork and lifting it out of the mixture, it should be milky enough to go through the slots in the fork, if not it needs more milk until it becomes less thick.)
  2. Bread – On a chopping board, cut all slices of bread in half lengthways until you have 16 rectangular pieces.

Cooking:

  1. Over low heat, melt a small sliver of butter in a large frying pan.
  2. With a fork, dunk rectangular piece of bread into the egg mixture, making sure to flip each piece over to ensure it gets fully coated.
  3. Place as many rectangles as possible into the pan to speed up cooking time, (usually, 4-5 in a medium to large frying pan).
  4. Increase heat to medium and let the slices to cook on one side for around 1-2 minutes (sometimes less time depending on stovetop, so I suggest checking frequently.)
  5. Once cooked on one side (should look like a deep golden-brown colour), flip over each piece and repeat the same process for the other side.
  6. Once cooked, remove off the pan and onto a plate. (If other slices still needing to be cooked, turn heat back to low or off to prevent the butter from burning on the pan.)
  7. Repeat all steps (1-6) until all slices have been cooked.
  8. Serve on separate plates and enjoy!

(Optional: top with fresh fruits, Greek yoghurt, and drizzle of maple syrup to add an extra bit of flavour.)

Anna S, Year 10