Easy, basic and best homemade plain french toast recipe for making quick, delicious breakfast or lunch using white sandwich bread slices! French toast is a favorite of kids and adults alike and it's rich, delicious and filling. The best part is that this easy breakfast also makes a special breakfast perfect for weekends, holidays, celebrations etc or even for busy weekday mornings. They are also great as evening snacks or after school snacks!
If you have milk, eggs, white sandwich bread (or another bread suitable for making french toast) and butter at home, you can make this delicious breakfast in no time.
We learn here how to make simple, easy plain french toast for breakfast or brunch using white sandwich bread slices.
I am not using any topping or fillings here but there are many ways you can make them more special by adding more toppings or fillings to your french toast.
2 Main Ingredients For Making This Easy Breakfast French Toast:
As you know, the bread slices and eggs are the two main ingredients we use to make this delicious french toast along with few more ingredients.
Make sure to use two large sized eggs and good quality sandwich bread that is thick enough, not too soft or crumbly in texture.
The delicious french toast made using sandwich bread, eggs and few other ingredients like milk and sugar is delicious on it's own even when you enjoy it plain without any or fillings!
However, you can always use sliced fresh fruits, berries, fruit jams, fruit sauce, maple syrup, honey, powdered sugar, whipped cream, sliced nuts like almonds, pecans etc and more to make the french toast more unique and special to your liking!
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Can You Use Sandwich Bread For Making French Toast?
Yes, you can use any good quality sandwich bread to make easy and delicious french toast.
Just make sure the bread you choose is not too soft and crumbly in texture, since those kinds won't hold well when you dip in the batter.
You can use white sandwich bread or whole wheat bread slices to make french toast based on your diet and preferences.
In this recipe, we use white sandwich bread slices to make the french toast but you can find the recipe for whole wheat french toast here!
Both white bread french toast and whole wheat french toast makes easy, quick breakfast or brunch using sandwich bread which we mostly have at home!
Best Breads For Making French Toast:
Best breads that are popular used in making french toast include brioche bread, french baguette, challah bread, Italian bread, plain white sandwich bread etc though you can make them using any good quality bread that is not too soft or crumbly in texture.
That is why white sandwich bread slices work very well too in this recipe!
If you use breads that are thin, too soft or crumbly in texture, they won't hold well while dipping in batter.
When you use sandwich bread or any bread, make sure to use moderately thick slices (about ¾" thick approx.) which works very well to make french toast.
So here is how you can make easy, quick and delicious french toast at home using white sandwich bread slices.
How To Make Best, Easy Homemade French Toast With Sandwich Bread?
To make easy, delicious french toast with sandwich bread, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used
white bread slices 8
eggs 2 large
sugar 4 tablespoons
milk 1 cup
vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
butter 4 teaspoons or as needed for greasing the pan and making toast
Step by step instructions
In a large bowl, crack the eggs and beat well using a fork.
Add milk, sugar, vanilla extract, mix well to combine.
Keep the bread slices ready in a plate or serving dish so you can easily use them to make the toast.
Heat a good quality iron skillet or non stick pan. Grease with little butter.
Dip the first bread slice in the egg milk mixture, and immediately place it in the hot pan.
Let the bread cook in medium heat for about 2 minutes until the bottom side is well cooked and some brown spots have formed.
Carefully flip the bread using a good quality steel spatula and cook the other side too for another 1 to 2 minutes until the bread is well toasted.
Once the first slice of french is made, carefully transfer it to the serving plate.
Similarly toast all the bread slices and transfer the prepared french toast slices to the serving plate.
If there is any excess of egg milk mixture, you may toast another one or two slices of bread as well (optional).
Once all the slices of bread are toasted, you can enjoy it as it is or serve it more toppings like powdered sugar, maple syrup, honey, sliced fresh fruits like bananas or fresh berries like blueberries, strawberries etc or you can also serve it heavy whipped cream for a more fancy breakfast or brunch!
Below you can get the recipe for easy, delicious homemade french toast using white sandwich bread in detail.
Best Homemade French Toast For Breakfast With Sandwich Bread
Ingredients
- 8 slices white sandwich bread
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons butter or as needed for greasing the pan and making toast
Instructions
- In a large bowl, crack the eggs and beat well using a fork.
- Add milk, sugar, vanilla extract, mix well to combine.
- Keep the bread slices ready in a plate or serving dish so you can easily use them to make the toast.
- Heat a good quality iron skillet or non stick pan. Grease with little butter.
- Dip the first bread slice in the egg milk mixture, and immediately place it in the hot pan.
- Let the bread cook in medium heat for about 2 minutes until the bottom side is well cooked and some brown spots have formed.
- Carefully flip the bread using a good quality steel spatula and cook the other side too for another 1 to 2 minutes until the bread is well toasted.
- Once the first slice of french is made, carefully transfer it to the serving plate.
- Similarly toast all the bread slices and transfer the prepared french toast slices to the serving plate.
- If there is any excess of egg milk mixture, you may toast another one or two slices of bread as well (optional).
- Once all the slices of bread are toasted, you can enjoy it as it is or serve it more toppings like powdered sugar, maple syrup, honey, sliced fresh fruits like bananas or fresh berries like blueberries, strawberries etc or you can also serve it heavy whipped cream for a more fancy breakfast or brunch!
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