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    December 10, 2020

    Simple French Toast Recipe

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    Simple French Toast Recipe

    Le Chef’s Wife Simple French Toast Recipe

    First published on Little Birdies Blog

    Cooking with kids
    My daughter loves to crack the eggs

    Like many people this year I have been at home with my kids. I am blessed with a beautiful, head-strong 3 year old daughter and a, so far, mild tempered 2 month old son. While I have LOVED all the time that we have spent together – it has been a challenge filling the days with activities to minimize screen time. Admittedly, I am not very good at crafting or lesson planning. Instead, I have made an effort to stretch out our everyday activities as much as possible into learning opportunities. Cooking together has been the perfect solution for this.

    My daughter loves to spend time in the kitchen with me and we couldn’t be happier. She is a Chef’s daughter after all! Little by little we have developed a repertoire of simple recipes that are fun for her to cook and to eat.

    One of our absolute favorites is French Toast. Perfect for a decadent weekend brunch but also fun for a Tuesday when you are trying to stretch out meal time as long as possible. I love this recipe because it is high in protein and does not use sugar. As well, the measurements do not need to be precise for the end result to be tasty.  Kids tend to spill on the counter when mixing and that is ok here. It is nearly impossible to mess up this recipe!

    I have learned to make homemade Baguettes this year (click here for my easy recipe for beginners) so I often have day old Baguettes which are perfect for French Toast. If you don’t have a Baguette available any crusty, preferably day old, bread will do.

    Le Chef’s Wife French Toast Recipe

    Serves 4

    French Toast Recipe
    Simple, wholesome ingredients

    Ingredients:

    4 eggs

    ½ cup of 2% milk

    ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (if happen to have fresh vanilla bean, use half a pod in this recipe)

    Pinch of salt

    2 tablespoons butter

    20 slices of baguette, sliced ½ inch thick or 8-12 slices of country bread.

    Toddler cooking
    Simple French Toast Recipe - My daughter's favorite

    Beat the eggs together in a large bowl with a whisk. Add the milk and the vanilla extract. Mix again (toddlers love mixing!). Set aside.

    Four slices at a time (if you are using baguette slices), allow to soak in the batter. Flip after a minute to allow bread to fully soak up the mixture.

    Simple French Toast Recipe

    Heat a non-stick pan on medium low. Add a pat of butter to fully coat pan.

    Add battered slices of bread several at a time. Allow to become golden brown (about a minute) then flip and brown on the reverse side.

    Simple French Toast Recipe
    don't let your pan get too hot!

    Remove cooked slices of bread from pan and set aside on a cookie sheet. (I suggest placing the cookie sheet in the oven on the lowest possible heat to keep warm).

    Continue this process until all the bread and batter are used up, adding a fresh pat of butter in the pan between each batch of battered bread. Careful to never let the pan get too hot – you don’t want the butter to burn.

    french toast

    Serve immediately with your choice of toppings. Butter and maple syrup are a classic, but I prefer to make my 5 minute, sugar free, fruit compote to serve on top to make a complete toddler-friendly meal.

    Voilà! Delicious, wholesome French toast is as easy as that!

    Bon Appetit,

    Le Chef’s Wife

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    French Toast

    Simple French Toast Recipe

    • Author: lechefswife
    • Prep Time: 10
    • Cook Time: 15
    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 4 1x
    • Category: breakfast, French Toast
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    This Simple French Toast recipe is perfect for a decadent weekend brunch but also fun for a Tuesday when you are trying to stretch out meal time as long as possible with the kids. I love this recipe because it is high in protein and does not use sugar. As well, the measurements do not need to be precise for the end result to be tasty.  Kids tend to spill on the counter when mixing and that is ok here. It is nearly impossible to mess up this recipe!


    Ingredients

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    4 eggs

    ½ cup of 2% milk

    ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (if happen to have fresh vanilla bean, use half a pod in this recipe)

    Pinch of salt

    2 tablespoons butter

    20 slices of baguette, sliced ½ inch thick or 8-12 slices of country bread.


    Instructions

    Le Chef’s Wife French Toast Recipe

    Serves 4

    Beat the eggs together in a large bowl with a whisk. Add the milk and the vanilla extract. Mix again (toddlers love mixing!). Set aside.

    Four slices at a time (if you are using baguette slices), allow to soak in the batter. Flip after a minute to allow bread to fully soak up the mixture.

    Heat a non-stick pan on medium low. Add a pat of butter to fully coat pan.

    Add battered slices of bread several at a time. Allow to become golden brown (about a minute) then flip and brown on the reverse side.

    Remove cooked slices of bread from pan and set aside on a cookie sheet. (I suggest placing the cookie sheet in the oven on the lowest possible heat to keep warm).

    Continue this process until all the bread and batter are used up, adding a fresh pat of butter in the pan between each batch of battered bread. Careful to never let the pan get too hot – you don’t want the butter to burn.

    Serve immediately with your choice of toppings. Butter and maple syrup are a classic, but I prefer to make my 5 minute, sugar free, fruit compote to serve on top to make a complete toddler-friendly meal.


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