Making French Toast

davestar_delux · 23 Sep 2009 at 17:58

Is it just a case of beating eggs then dipping bread in, frying it a wee bit?

I'm reading a few recipes online and they are all suggesting sugar is necessary, is this the case or not?

deusexlumina · 23 Sep 2009 at 17:59

without the sugar its just eggy bread

To be honest you should add some sugar/cream or have syrup with it when cooked

geekyEd · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:01

cinnamon is awesome also

davestar_delux · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:02

Thing is I don't have sugar, I have honey though, think that will do?

Guerrilla · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:11

Think it's just a case of using whatever you would like, i have fond memories of having eggy bread with tomato sauce all over when i was a kid

davestar_delux · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:18

Milk and salt added to the mixed eggs, what say you?

Reading wikipedia, it's an amazingly diverse dish around the world full of possibilities. If only I had more ingredients just now.

jellybeard999 · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:20

I prefer it savoury. Salt, pepper, small dash of milk, knob of butter, heat pan up, add a little oil to the pan, dip egg in quickly (don't want too much liquid) and toss it in the pan.

I'm not too au fait with making the sweet version, but it just seems odd to me.

I get around · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:26

eggy bread (french bread)

whisk the eggs, dip bread in, soak it up nice, tiny bit of butter in the pan to lubricate, fry until golden brown.
Good bread is a must, as are good eggs. Cheap eggs make it taste watery, cheap bread it just falls to bits.

Sugar is nice. I sometimes have ketchup on it if i'm drunk.

Van Hellseek · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:28

No sugar. But serve with maple syrup.

davestar_delux · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:32

I get around said:
tiny bit of butter in the pan to lubricate

Good bread is a must, as are good eggs. Cheap eggs make it taste watery, cheap bread it just falls to bits.

If only I had read this in time...

Okay, batch 2 here I come!

diverse180 · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:32

I can't remember how to add vids

o) but there are a few recipes on the tube that look pretty good

Might knock some up myself

Tefal · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:33

make hole in bread place in frying pan crack eag into hole fry/flip >> french toast.

Disco Boy · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:41

It's called eggy bread.

Eggs, splash of milk, dash of salt, dip bread in it and fry, easy.

davestar_delux · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:44

Batch 2 was delicious, thank you all! The butter in the pan was necesaary as the first batch the bread kind of stuck to the pan and then fell apart when I removed it.

Russinating · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:45

Jph said:
Think it's just a case of using whatever you would like, i have fond memories of having eggy bread with tomato sauce all over when i was a kid

This. Is. Amazing. Especially when you have three or four layers of eggy bread with sauce in between each.

Cybermyk · 23 Sep 2009 at 18:59

Eggy bread with a tin of Heinz Ravioli

diverse180 · 23 Sep 2009 at 19:04

Disco Boy said:
stop being a ponce.

Eggs, splash of milk, dash of salt, dip bread in it and fry, easy.

Stop being a ****

Read, reply politely, eggs, splash of milk, dash of salt, dip bread in it and fry...easy

The Badger · 23 Sep 2009 at 20:32

French bread is just fryed in oil and eggy bread is dibbed in egg.

Rotty · 23 Sep 2009 at 20:36

Put bread in toaster

Go hide in attic

emerge several years later

Job done

AtlanticP · 23 Sep 2009 at 20:39

seek said:
No sugar. But serve with maple syrup.

this onebillion% - Almost made myself ill on a few occasions with this combo