French Toast

This is my favorite breakfast in the world!  Brandon makes the best french toast and it is really easy and quick.  The trick to this is making sure you are getting the right type of bread.  We use Challah Bread.  It is a soft, slightly sweet, braided bread.  It soaks up the custard mixture beautifully and has a wonderful sweetness about it.  I like to top my french toast with sliced bananas, walnuts, and a little powdered sugar, but it is also delicious with just syrup. 

Serves 2:  4 slices total, 2 per person

Ingredients

Challah Bread

2 eggs

1 cup half and half

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon honey, warmed

2 tablespoons butter

(and whatever you choose to top your french toast)

1)  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Slice the bread about 1 inch thick.  Cut 4 slices. 

2) Squeeze 1 Tbsp honey in a microwavable bowl and warm it in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds.  For custard mixture, whisk together the half and half, the eggs, vanilla, and warmed honey until well combined.

3)  Pour mixture into a shallow dish.  Dip each piece of bread into the custard mixture.  Flip over and soak the over side.  Let each side sit in the mixture for about 15 seconds.   Place the soaked bread on a wire rack so the excess custard and drip off (I put a paper towel under the rack to catch the mess). Continue until all pieces have been dipped.

4) Preheat your skillet over medium heat.  Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan.  Place two pieces of the bread in the pan and cook each side for about 2 minutes, until golden brown.  When finished with each batch, place the slices in a baking dish and put them in the oven to keep warm until finished cooking.  Melt 1 more tablespoon of butter in the pan and cook the other 2 slices.

5) Top with whatever you like and enjoy!!