French Toast

Next time you see a nice Challah bread at the store, think about picking one up to try out this great french toast recipe. It’s simple, but a great way to have a restaurant style meal at home and save some big money.

Ingredients

• 15 slices of Challah bread, cut to about 1/4 to 1/2 (6mm to 1cm) thick
• 1/2 qt (480mL) milk
• 4 eggs
• 1 oz (28g) sugar
• Pinch salt
• Pinch ground cinnamon
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• 2.5 to 5 oz (70 to 142g) butter

Directions

1. Dry the sliced bread overnight or in a 200 degree F (93 degree C) oven for an hour.
2. Combine milk, eggs, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth. (May refrigerate until needed).
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and grease with butter.
4. Dip bread into batter, coating evenly and fry until one side browned; flip and repeat.
5. Serve with butter and syrup, you may keep slices warm in very low oven.

Source: The Professional Chef