French Toast

[YankeeFan]

French Toast is one of my favorite breakfast foods & it's pretty damn easy to make.

A restaurant I went to put some Grand Marnier and vanilla extract in their batter/custard. It was really good and I've made it that way at home.

That got me to thinking what else would be good. Last week I put in some Bailey's and that worked.

Today, I poured half of my cappuccino and a little Jameson in to make a kind of Irish Coffee French Toast. Delicious, but I might throw in a little Kalua next time too.

Anyone else have a favorite French Toast recipe?

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

Ummm...Sports and News?

 

[21]

I thought maybe France lost in the World Cup.

Vanilla, a splash of OJ, and some cinnamon.

 

[amraeder]

Splash of OJ sounds good. I was wondering how it'd be if you melted some jam and mixed it into the batter. Maybe I'll have to give that a try soon.

 

[YankeeFan]

I thought maybe France lost in the World Cup.

Vanilla, a splash of OJ, and some cinnamon.

Do you use milk & oj?

 

[YGBFKM]

Cinnamon makes everything better, and Grand Marnier is horrifying. I've never been a french toast fan at restaurants because too much egg ruins it.

 

[YankeeFan]

Cinnamon makes everything better, and Grand Marnier is horrifying. I've never been a french toast fan at restaurants because too much egg ruins it.

A place near me makes the most decadent french toast.

Here's their chocolate french toast:

http://chicagoist.com/2007/08/22/babyonboard_rev_13.php

 

[forever_town]

I make mine with egg, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Had some a week ago with maple syrup and powdered sugar. So yummy.

 

[Huggy]

Don't put ketchup on it like my wife's family does. That should be grounds fopr the return of the death penalty here in Canuckistan where every other tree is loaded with maple syrup.

 

[YankeeFan]

Don't put ketchup on it like my wife's family does. That should be grounds fopr the return of the death penalty here in Canuckistan where every other tree is loaded with maple syrup.

I'm not anti-ketchup like some here are, but that sounds gross.

 

[YGBFKM]

Ketchup on french toast? WTF? That is indeed a culinary crime of the capital kind.

 

[spnited]

Start with cinnamon bread if I can get it ... eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, milk maybe nutmeg.

Dusted with powdered sugar and swimming in an ocean of maple syrup

Perkins makes a great cinnamon roll french toast

 

[JayFarrar]

When I was a kid my mom always made french toast for special breakfasts, or in our house it was a breakfast that wasn't cereal.

She always grated a little orange peel, in kitchen speak that would be orange zest, plus a little cinnamon and vanilla. Good stuff.

I make it the same way but I use heavy cream, a couple of eggs and a little milk. The real key is the bread. Thick sliced brioche or raisin bread makes a huge difference.

Always interesting to hear where people fall -- pancake, french toast or waffle families. I think much of it hinged on if the couple got a waffle maker as a wedding gift.

 

[YGBFKM]

Waffles blow.

 

[Dan Hickling]

egg nog batter is a fave around here ... and using cinnamon toast does put you ahead of the game ... gotta have sausage as an accoutrement ....

 

[Huggy]

Ketchup on french toast? WTF? That is indeed a culinary crime of the capital kind.

Thank you. Glad I'm not alone here.

 

[Football_Bat]

I thought we were supposed to call it freedom toast now.

 

[BYH]

Waffles blow.

SO DO YOU!!!!!

Note to self: Next time I see YGBFKM, skip Cracker Barrel and go to IHOP. Order multiple plates of waffles. Douse with ketchup. Smile thru the disgust of eating ketchup-doused waffles. Rinse, wash, repeat.

 

[KevinmH9]

Not necessarily the same topic that you're all on, but a good monte cristo is always an amazing treat.

 

[JR]

Don't put ketchup on it like my wife's family does. That should be grounds fopr the return of the death penalty here in Canuckistan where every other tree is loaded with maple syrup.

And I thought Mrs. Huggy was a well-adjusted individual.