French Toast Recipes

The French toast is a popular breakfast recipe and is made with bread and eggs with a combination of milk or other additions to enhance the taste. This is basically a sweet tasting recipe but there are variations, which make the French toast slightly spicy as per the varying taste buds. The French toast is also known as the eggy bread in certain places. The basic French toast recipes have seen many changes. Here are a few French toast recipes, which can provide a variation from the ones you have tried at home.

French Toast Recipes

Baked French Toast Recipe
What you will need-

• Eggs (4)
• Milk (1 cup)
• Salt (2 tsp.)
• Melted butter (3 cups)
• Bread (6 slices)

Preparation:
Beat the eggs and stir in the milk along with the salt. Next, pour this into a flat and shallow dish. Now, you need to dip each slice of the bread in this mixture. You have to keep turning these so that both the sides absorb the mixture equally well. Once it has absorbed the mixture, you need to place this on a buttered cookie sheet. Use a generous helping of butter on the top of the slices of bread. Now, bake these slices in the oven for 8 minutes at 500 degrees F. Once done, turn the slices over. Bake again for only 5 minutes. Once the slices are golden brown, your French toast is ready to be served.

Fruity French Toast Recipe
What you will need-

• Eggs (5)
• Milk (2/3 cup)
• Orange- finely grated (1)
• Triple Sec (1/3 cup of orange flavored liqueur)
• Cinnamon (2 teaspoons)
• Bread (8 thick slices)
• Maple syrup
• Fresh berries
• Butter

Preparation:
For this scrumptious fruity flavored French toast recipe, firstly, you have to beat the eggs and the milk together. Next, add some Triple Sec along with the zest of orange and the cinnamon. Whisk this mixture together, till it blends well. Once done, pour it into a shallow bowl.

Now, you have to dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture. Let the bread soak up some of the mixture.

Next, take a skillet and melt some portion of butter onto it. This should be done on a medium heat. Add the slices of bread onto this skillet and fry them until they turn golden brown on both the sides. Flip the bread when needed. Once you are done, serve these hot slices with dollops of butter, maple syrup and some fresh berries as toppings. Surely a healthy way to start your day!

Apple Walnut French Toast Recipe
What you will need-

• Cream cheese (8 oz - ½ pk)
• Apple-peeled, quartered and cored (2)
• Sugar- Light brown (3 tbl)
• Finely chopped walnuts (2/3 cup)
• Butter (1½ tbl)
• Sugar (5 tablespoons and an additional ½ cup)
• Eggs (2)
• Applejack or brandy (1 tbl)
• Ground nutmeg (1/8 tsp)
• Ground cinnamon (1/8 tsp)
• Ground mace (1/8 tsp)
• Heavy cream (1/4 cup)
• Challah or brioche (4 ¾ Inch slices of sweet and light bread)
• Lemon juice (2 tsp)
• Fresh mint sprigs (Optional)

Preparation:
Begin with the cream cheese spread. Use a food processor that is fitted with a chopping blade. Mix the cream cheese, the 2 apple quarters, the walnut and the brown sugar in this and puree it together. This needs to be placed in the refrigerator and kept aside only till its ready to be used later.

Next comes the walnut brittle. For this, take a small saucepan and melt around ½ tablespoon butter over low heat. Add 2 tablespoons of walnuts and 5 tablespoons of sugar. Cook the mixture, stirring it continuously. Wait until the sugar crystallizes which should take around 10 minutes approximately. Now, remove this from the heat immediately and pour this mixture over a baking sheet, which is lightly greased. Now, let this cool down and once cooled, break into little pieces.

To prepare the French toast, you need to heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, combine the eggs with ½ cup of heavy cream, nutmeg, cinnamon, applejack, mace, and remaining walnuts. You need to soak the bread in this mixture ensuring both sides are soaked equally. Place this aside.

You also need to prepare the caramel sauce meanwhile. For this, take a small saucepan and cook the ½ cup of sugar with the lemon juice on medium to low heat. Wait until the sugar turns golden. Then, reduce the heat slowly and add the remaining heavy cream. Mix it well. You need to keep this sauce warm over low heat.

Now, melt around ½ tablespoon of butter in a large skillet. Add the slices of bread and cook this till it turns golden brown. Flip both sides. Once it's cooked, transfer the slices of bread onto a baking sheet. Cut this diagonally in half. Follow this by dividing the cream cheese and spreading it evenly over the slices.

Bake these slices for at least 10 minutes. Whilst this is being done, you need to slice the remaining apple quarters. Melt the remaining butter in the same skillet and cook the apple slices in it.

Pour the caramel sauce onto 2 plates and place the half slices of the French toast on each plate. Top this with apple slices and sprinkle some walnut brittle over this. Garnish with the fresh mint sprigs if required.