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Easy French Toast Recipe

An easy French toast recipe for your next breakfast or brunch menu. Make the French toast the night before and fry in a skillet the next morning. Serve with maple, blueberry, or apple cinnamon syrup.

This is an easy breakfast recipe that you prepare in a dish the night before and let sit overnight so the flavors can be fully incorporated into the bread.

When you fry this French toast in a griddle or frying pan, the warm scent of vanilla will fill your kitchen.

Have a relaxing breakfast or brunch with this quick and easy recipe.

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Easy French Toast Recipe

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredient List:

4 eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 slices bread (around 1/2" thick)
2 Tablespoons butter

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** Confectioner's sugar for dusting
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Kitchen Equipment Needed

medium mixing bowl
flat baking dish
skillet for frying

Instructions:

Step 1: In a medium bowl beat the eggs, milk, water, salt, sugar, and vanilla until smooth with a whisk.

Step 2: Lay all the slices of bread in a flat baking dish.

Step 3: Pour the egg and milk mixture over the slices of bread, turn to coat each slice of bread evenly.

Step 4: Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Step 5: When you are ready to make this breakfast recipe, melt the 2 Tablespoons of butter in a skillet.

Step 6: Place 2-3 slices of soaked bread in the skillet, depending on how many you can fit in at a time. Saute until lightly golden brown on the first side and then turn on other side and fry until light brown.

Step 7: Add more butter if needed for additional pieces of bread.

Makes 6 slices of French toast.

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