Simple Southern French Toast Recipes

BASIC FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Stir the milk, sugar, and salt into the beaten eggs.
• Coat a skillet or griddle with a thin layer of butter. Place it over medium-low heat.

EASY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat together egg, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and salt.
• Heat a lightly oiled skillet or griddle over medium heat.
• Soak bread slices in egg mixture for 20 second on each side, or until thoroughly coated. Cook bread until both sides are lightly browned and crisp. Serve hot.

SOUTHERN FRIED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Mix the flour and the baking powder together.
• Add the eggs and mix until it a smooth paste.
• Add milk gradually until it reaches the consistency of pancake batter.
• Add vanilla and cinnamon.
• Heat a frying pan with 1/2" of oil over medium heat.
• Dip pieces of bread into the batter.
• Gently place the bread into the oil, fry until golden on each side.
• Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Serve with warm syrup and butter.
• I use Ming Tsai's 8-Spice Powder instead of cinnamon, it's got cinnamon, allspice, anise, cardamom, ginger, fennel, clove and cumin in it.
• I got mine at Target, it adds a very exotic flavor.

FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, and salt (as well as the optional vanilla extract and cinnamon, if using) in a medium shallow bowl until the mixture is fluffy and light in color.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working with one bread slice at a time, soak the bread in the egg mixture for 3 to 4 seconds per side. Don't let the slices sit too long; they will turn soggy and fall apart.
• Once butter is melted and bubbling, add 3 soaked bread slices to hot pan and cook until golden brown, or about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. (There may be some spots that do not brown; that's normal.)
• Flip each slice, and cook until gold brown, or about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining butter and egg-soaked bread. Serve hot with toppings of choice.

SIMPLE SOUTHERN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Combine eggs, vanilla, bourbon, cinnamon, maple syrup.
• Whip in a bowl with wire balloon whisk for 2 minutes.
• Heat cast-iron griddle or skillet to med-low.
• Soak bread in egg mix on both sides.
• Lay each slice of soaked bread on griddle or skillet.
• Brown each side.
• Serve with butter and maple syrup.
• For Desert, substitute Ice Cream drizzled with Kalua for butter and maple syrup.

SOUTHERN PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Slice bread into 1 inch cubes and place in greased bowl.
• Beat eggs; add milk and spices. Pour over bread. Refrigerate overnight.
• Place bread mixture in a 9X9 greased baking dish.
• Prepare topping as follows: Melt butter and mix with remaining ingredients. Pour over bread mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.