Pain Perdu-How To Make French Toast

Velvety on the inside, crisp on the outside, great French toast is like the delicious love child of bread and custard. Here’s how to make it yourself.
You Will Need

* A large, shallow dish
* 1 large egg, beaten
* 2 tbsp. melted unsalted butter
* 3/4 c. milk
* 2 tsp. vanilla extract
* 2 tbsp. sugar
* 1/3 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
* 1/4 tsp. salt
* 5 thick slices of challah bread, or sandwich bread
* A large skillet and a spatula
* Extra unsalted butter
* A wire baking rack
* A rimmed cookie sheet
* 2 tsp. your favorite liqueur
* Powdered sugar
* Maple syrup
* Jam

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Step 1: Mix the wet ingredients

In a shallow dish, whisk together the liquid ingredients until they’re thoroughly blended.

For a different flavor, substitute two teaspoons of your favorite liqueur for the vanilla extract.
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Step 2: Add the dry ingredients

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, and whisk them together until they’re fully incorporated.
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Step 3: Preheat your skillet and oven

Preheat your skillet at a moderate temperature for several minutes, and preheat your oven to 200 degrees.
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Step 4: Dip the bread

Dip a piece of bread in the egg mixture for about 30 seconds per side. Placed the soaked bread on a separate plate, and repeat with the other slices.
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Step 5: Cook

Melt a tablespoon of butter in your skillet, and place the bread in the pan in a single layer. Cook on each side until the bread is golden brown.

If you can’t fit all your bread into the skillet, make multiple batches, adding a tablespoon of butter for each new batch.
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Step 6: Warm the toast

If you’re serving a crowd, you’ll want to keep your already-cooked French toast warm while your new batch is cooking. Set a wire baking rack on top of a rimmed cookie sheet in the oven, and place the cooked slices of toast on top of the rack. They’ll stay warm without getting soggy.
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Step 7: Serve

Top your French toast with a dusting of powdered sugar, a pour of syrup, or a spoonful of your favorite jam, and enjoy!

In France, French toast is called pain perdu, which means “lost bread.”

How To Make French Breakfast-video recipe

A Traditional French breakfast recipe including freshly squeezed orange juice and homemade hot chocolate with whipped cream. Provides that perfect European experience. Delight in our French Breakfast recipe.
Preparation Time:
40 minutes
Cooking Time:
1 hour

You Will Need

4 glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice
A selection of breads and croissants
A selection of cheeses including brie, Emmental, Roquefort and Camembert
for the crêpes:
3 eggs
500 ml milk
300 g flour, sifted
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
50 g butter
fresh mixed berries
maple syrup
for the hot chocolate:
300 ml double cream
600 ml milk
2 cinnamon sticks
4 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla essence
100 g dark chocolate, finely chopped
a little fresh whipped cream
1 butter knife
1 cheese cutter
1 cheese knife
1 mixing bowl
1 whisk
1 spatula
1 non stick frying pan
1 saucepan
1 ladle

Step 1: Make the crêpes
Into a bowl crack the eggs, add the milk and whisk together. Carefully add the flour and mix it in thoroughly. Now add the salt, baking soda and the sugar and mix together. Finally add the oil and mix in until the mixture thickens.
Heat up the frying pan and add a knob of butter. When the butter has melted ladle in the crêpe mix - use enough to cover the base of the pan. After a few minutes the crêpe will have formed. Turn it over to cook the other side. Once it is cooked remove from the pan and repeat this process to make 1 crêpe per person.

Step 2: Make the hot chocolate
Into a pan add the double cream, milk, vanilla essence and the cinnamon sticks. Bring this to the boil and then simmer for 5 mins. Remove the cinnamon sticks and add the chopped chocolate and cocoa powder. Whisk together, simmer for a further two minutes and remove from the heat.

Step 3: Serve
Pour the orange juice. Top the crêpes with fruit and maple syrup and add whipped cream to the top of the hot chocolate.