Classic French Toast

Name: Classic French Toast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 slices brioche bread (3/4 to 1 inch thick); 4 large eggs; 0.5 cup whole milk; 0.25 cup heavy cream; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp cinnamon; 0.25 tsp nutmeg; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 3 tbsp butter (for cooking); 2 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting); 0.5 cup maple syrup (for serving)

Thick slices of brioche bread soaked in a vanilla cinnamon custard and cooked to golden perfection. This classic French toast is crispy on the outside, custardy on the inside, and utterly irresistible.

Ingredients

8 slices brioche bread (3/4 to 1 inch thick)
4 large eggs
0.5 cup whole milk
0.25 cup heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
0.25 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp granulated sugar
3 tbsp butter (for cooking)
2 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)
0.5 cup maple syrup (for serving)

Golden, Custardy Weekend Mornings French toast is proof that the simplest things in life are often the best. Bread, eggs, a little milk, some butter in a hot pan -- that is all it takes to create something that feels like a special occasion breakfast. But the difference between mediocre French toast and the kind that makes you close your eyes and sigh is all in the details: the bread, the custard ratio, and the patience to cook it low and slow. I make this almost every weekend, and my family

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