Anyhow, both Emily and Louie wanted to help. I got out the eggs and the bowl, turned around to grab the bread and they started right in on cracking the eggs.
I planned to make the whole loaf, so they got to crack LOTS of eggs! No shells in there either! Such good helpers!
The French Toast was delicious and because we made the whole loaf, we have all this left for quick breakfasts during the week. Just pop it into the toaster. YUM!
A couple people asked what recipe I used....I never use a recipe. But here's how I make it.
Mind you, it made 15-16 slices.
1 loaf of Texas Toast
10 eggs
1/2 -3/4 cups cream (I normally use milk, but had cream in the fridge, so it would be a crime to NOT use it)
1 tsp cinnamon
dash of fresh grated nutmeg
1/4 cup maple syrup (not the Aunt Jemima crap, real maple syrup...just a hint: Trader Joe's has the BEST price on a big jug of it....No high fructose corn syrup.)
3-4 tbsp melted butter (or Pam spray if you're not into butter)
Combine all the ingredients (minus the bread) in a deep bowl, I use a souffle dish because I don't make souffle and it just sits in the cupboard abandoned and unused.) Mix really well (another really GREAT use for the immersion blender, if you have one) with a hand mixer.
Warm your griddle to a medium temp and brush with melted butter. Add the bread to the egg mixture, one slice at a time. Turn it over and let it soak for a few seconds to absorb the egg. Place the bread on the griddle. Let it cook for a minute or two, check to make sure it's not getting too brown. Adjust the temp accordingly. Turn over and let it cook for another 2 minutes. You want to leave it on the griddle long enough to make sure that the egg cooks through the bread. Letting it soak gives it the light fluffiness of restaurant toast. So delicious!
Note: I'm HORRIBLE with the griddle, but getting better now that we have our new stove. I'm impatient and always turn the heat up too high and burn anything that is on it - grilled cheese in particular. I've been using the big, double wide electric griddle we got for a wedding gift and never had room to use it. Now we can with our glass topped stove and it's a snap to make pancakes, french toast, etc. Don't turn the heat up too high, but don't leave it too low or the egg won't cook in the center..... just keep an eye on it.
The maple syrup is an ingredient that I've used ever since I worked in the coffee shop at Midway Hospital in highschool. We used to use syrup instead of adding sugar. It mixes in easier and it gives a great flavor. Enjoy!
