French Toast on a Budget
I wanted to share with you this precious family recipe. This recipe came from my Great Grandmother who was so warm and welcoming. Just like so many other recipes from the 19th century, French Toast are easy to make on a small budget.
Try this French Toast on a Budget recipe and it will transport you to Europe…
You will need:
6 slices of bread
4 eggs
1 cup of milk
A dash of vanilla extract
Butter Maple syrup for serving
Directions:
Mix the eggs, the milk and the vanilla extract. Put the butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Soak the bread in the mixture. Cook the bread in the frying pan until the underside is golden. Flip the bread over and cook on the otherside.
Voila!
My well guarded secret for the perfect French Toast
French toast is like bread pudding. It has to be creamy and soft in the inside and crispy on the outside. The best way to achieve this result is to use day-old stale bread which will soak up more mixture without falling apart. This is why we call French Toast “pain perdu” in French. “Pain perdu” means “lost bread” or stale bread if you prefer. Did you know that the earliest known reference for French toast is dated from the 4th century? Don’t wait any longer to try my recipe!
I love French toast and this recipe reminded me that I haven’t had it for a while so I’ll try your recipe
Nothing beats a crispy french toast
i love french toast!
Hi Dawn, It can be any kind of bread that is not soft anymore. It can be left over of hamburger buns or the last slices of a loaf of bread.
what type of bread is best to use to make french toast? i am so eager to try since the recipe has been in your family so long! does stale bread mean past the expiration date? thanks for sharing!
Yum! I add cinnamon to it sometimes to add that extra little flavour.
This looks great… I love breakfast options.. favorite meal of the day.
We always use stale bread to make french toast!
My grandmother used to tell me to use stale bread, and I honestly thought she was kidding until now!
Is it bad that this is the only way I know how to make french toast? It’s my husbands favorite recipe.
sounds yummy – sounds like my recipe minus the butter. 🙂
I love french toast. I used to eat it all the time as a kid. I need to make it more for my kids
Yum, I love french toast. It looks so good, thanks for the super easy recipe.
Oh I totally want french toast now! Thanks for the recipe! I’m pinning!
We love french toast in our family and have it on Sunday mornings.
YUM! I haven’t made French Toast in a while. This sounds wonderful! I might just make this for breakfast this morning. I have all the ingredients 🙂