Seriously. This is the best French toast I’ve ever had – without a bunch of toppings!

Ingredients;

• Challah bread, sliced in 1.5-2” slices
• 1 teaspoon of Fresh ground nutmeg (or cinnamon)
• Pinch of salt
• Orange zest
• 2 cups of heavy cream (can sub extra creamy oat milk)
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 stick of butter for frying

Toppings;

• Butter
• Real maple syrup from upstate New York, Vermont, or Canada skip the fake crap.
• Berries, or candied nuts
• Powdered sugar

Directions;

Combine ingredients nutmeg, salt, zest in large mixing bowl. Add in cream, sugar, extract, and eggs. Mixed together using an emulsion blender. Add in a few slices of bread at a time. Don’t rush this step. You want the bread to soak up the flavors. Flip slices in batter to completely coat, and have bread absorb as much as possible. After the bread has soaked for at least 10 minutes, heat up a skillet, frying pay, or griddle on medium heat. Add in 1 table spoon of butter. Once butter has melted, take one slice of bread from batter, allowing excess batter to drain from bread back into bowl. Do not squeeze it. Just get the slight access off. The bread should be like a sponge. Cook bread on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

Note: if butter is burning, turn down the heat. It’s should be low, and slow. You want to be sure the inside of the bread is cooked.

While the first batch of bread is cooking, put remaining bread slices in batter as space allows.

Flip bread in pan, cooking the other side, adjusting head as needed. Cook for 5-7 minutes.

Repeating the steps noted above.

Once all bread is cooked, serve with REAL maple syrup, and butter – because you’ve gone this far. This breakfast isn’t a healthy one. Have at it. Enjoy an espresso while you’re at it!

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