Day ‘I’ve lost count’ of this pandemic and I’m still here. Miami is still considered an ‘epicenter’ for COVID and therefore I mainly stay at home. I’m grateful my job has transitioned and we’re able to work from home. I’ve also been using a meal delivery service for my main meals, so less trips to the grocery store. And I get a produce box for extra produce during the week. The irony is I spend less money on groceries this way. Limited trips to do errands, however, I have gone on a few drives to socialize from far away and see a little bit of nature. But even still, yesterday I received this picture from two friends:
Yes, I definitely bake as a form of therapy/zoning out/channeling my thoughts type activity, however, I’ve never been this stressed out. Or have I been? Two friends sent this my way. Are they trying to tell me something?? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, baking is a stress relief for me. Baking is something for me that when I read the recipe and focus on the task at hand, I can truly can be taken away for a bit. Not only do I like to bake the recipe, but I also like to finish with a nice photograph. Each week I plan out what I’ll make for the week. With limited trips to the grocery store you definitely have to be a little strategic about your ingredients. This week was cheesecake. Not a complete money shot, but it sure tastes better than it looks.
The other area I’ve been channeling my energy to is recipe testing (and not just for desserts). Before I used to throw ingredients together and not really think about what I was making. Now, I try to write down what it is that I’m doing in order to be able to share these recipes that I call my tried and true go-to ‘keepers’. Here’s my latest and it’s quite simple:
Easy French Toast. I’ve been on the waffle and pancake train for awhile now, but last week when I made Brioche bread, I had every intention of turning a little day-old bread into French Toast. And I sure am glad that I did. That’s the thing about French Toast, you actually do need stale bread, it just works better that way. And in this time of ‘wasting less food’ even better. Hope you find it in your time to make some for you and your family. Any stale bread works! It’s so simple it’ll definitely be in my rotation for breakfasts and not just reserved for those ‘special breakfasts’.
Easy French Toast
My go-to recipe for Easy French Toast. Easy. So easy you can make it during the weekday!
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk*
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 8–10 slices of bread (*stale or day-old, preferably)
Instructions
- Break the eggs into a wide, shallow bowl and beat them lightly with a fork or whisk.
- Stir the sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk into the beaten eggs.
- Coat a skillet or griddle with a thin layer of butter, oil, or non-stick cooking spray. Place it over medium-low heat.
- Place the bread slices, one at a time, into the bowl or plate. Let the bread soak up the egg mixture for a few seconds and then carefully turn to coat the other side. Coat only as many slices as you will be cooking at one time to prevent soggy French toast.
- Heat – once you coat the bread slices transfer to the hot skillet. Heat slowly until bottom is golden brown. Turn and brown the other side.
- Serve and enjoy! See notes for more variations/ideas.
Notes
*Use thick slices of bread and soak it just long enough to absorb the egg mixture, but not too long or else it will be too soggy!
*If you’re serving the French toast all at once, you can keep slices warm in the oven set at 200˚F or on the ‘warm’ setting as you finish making the remaining slices. I freeze the extra!
*I used skim milk as I was using Brioche bread (which already has a lot of butter). But if you use part heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk, it will create a silkier, richer egg batter.
*Feel free to add whatever spices you like to change the flavor up – a dash of cardamom, cinnamon, or pumpkin pie spice – all sound nice!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: breakfast
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No need to wait for a special occasion to make this simple, delicious breakfast!