Recipe of the Week: French Toast

I like to use brioche bread when making French toast and slicing the bread into thick wedges makes for a tastier and more satisfying result. 

Be sure to soak the slices of bread in the egg mixture for a few minutes until the slices are well absorbed and then also cook the toast over a low to medium heat to make sure that the bread is cooked through. 

You can serve the French toast with maple syrup, crispy bacon or fresh berries. 

If you are feeling adventurous then pile all three high, dust with icing sugar and dig in!

Serves 6 

Ingredients:

• 6 free-range eggs
• Milk 
• 1 orange 
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 
• 2 tbsp. brandy 
• 1 tbsp. sugar 
• 1 pinch salt 
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon 
• 6 slices brioche bread 
• 4 tbsp. butter 
• 4 tbsp. groundnut oil 
• Maple syrup to serve

Method

Whisk together the eggs, milk, orange juice, vanilla extract, brandy, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large dish big enough to hold the bread beside each other.

Place the bread into the mix turning once and allowing the bread to soak in the mix for 10 minutes.

Heat a heavy-based pan on a medium heat and add the oil and butter. Fry the bread on both sides until browned and crispy. This should take 3 minutes on each side.

Place the toast into a preheated oven at 200oC for 10 minutes to cook through. 

Remove, cut each one in half into triangles and serve with maple syrup.