Brown Bread French Toast
Homemade brown bread made by our daughter in second grade serves as the inspiration for dinner. She loves french toast, so we slice up the small loaf, soak in an eggy flavorful batter and fry. Originally served as part of: Breakfast Elves.
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Ingredients
- 1 loaf homemade, small 4 by 8-inch loaf honey brown bread
- canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ teaspoon pure extract vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch salt
- cinnamon sugar
- maple syrup
Instructions
We start by slicing the bread ½ inch thick.
In a large frying pan, we heat ¼ inch of oil over medium-high heat.
Meanwhile, we whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. We add 4 of the bread pieces to the batter and let soak for about 30 seconds. We flip them over and then add to the hot oil.
We fry each piece for a couple of minutes on each side. We want the outside crispy and the inside cooked through. We drain on a paper-towel lined plate, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and serve with maple syrup.
Ingredients
- 1 small loaf homemade honey brown bread (4 by 8 inches)
- canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- cinnamon sugar
- maple syrup
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Slice the bread ½ inch thick.
Grown-up
Heat ¼ inch of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
Kid job
Meanwhile, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Soak 4 slices about 30 seconds, then flip them.
Grown-up
Fry a couple of minutes a side, until crisp outside and cooked through. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and repeat. Serve with maple syrup.