Recipe: Brioche French Toast

This recipe is easy to make and yields a delicious plate of french toast. It naturally makes 8 pieces of french toast, so be ready to share with family or friends! (You can also cut the recipe in half to make 4 pieces of french toast.)

Original recipe from Food Network’s Robert Irvine.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk (lactose-free milk is okay too)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 slices brioche bread (challah or white bread is okay too)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup, warmed

Equipment

• Small bowl
• 10-inch or 12-inch skillet (nonstick frying pan is okay too)
• Shallow container (i.e. bowl, tupperware, pie plate)
• 2 forks

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon, nutmeg, and white sugar and set aside briefly.
2. In a 10-inch or 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk together cinnamon mixture, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Pour into a shallow container.
3. Dip bread flat-side down in egg mixture briefly and remove. Using a fork, scrap off excess egg mixture from bread.
4. Fry bread slices until golden brown. Flip to cook the other side.
5. Serve warm with syrup.