I discovered French Toast! 🤩 Here we go… who can stop me now?! 😄

French Toast is a breakfast sweet that consists of simple slices of bread (usually sandwich bread or brioche) dipped in a batter of eggs, milk (or cream) and sugar, then cooked in a pan. Traditionally fried, or toasted / baked for lighter contemporary versions. 

And even like that, in the simplicity of the basic recipe, they’re great. A different breakfast always puts me in a good mood!

But French Toast can be completed (and usually are) with many different toppings: from simple powdered sugar, maple syrup, honey, jam, or yogurt, to more indulgent toppings like peanut butter, whipped cream, mascarpone or chocolate, or healthier options like fresh or dried fruit or cooked fruit… in short, the sky’s the limit, not to mention the equally delicious savory versions.

This is a recipe that has always intrigued me, and now that I’ve tried it I’m hooked! I treated myself to not only this simple version with maple syrup and cinnamon but also several others, and I’ve already started drafting the recipes (I’ll write them all little by little!) 😉 But today it’s right to start with this minimal recipe, because to learn a recipe you must start from the basics!

With Light and Tasty this week we’re covering whole foods, so for these first French Toast I used whole-wheat sandwich loaf (pan bauletto); it pairs very well with maple syrup and cinnamon. 😋

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The French Toast as we know it today is a popular American recipe that, it is said, dates back to 1724 and takes its name not from a French recipe as one might think, but from the surname of an innkeeper, Joseph French, who named his version of fried bread after himself, which he cooked in his inn.

Are you curious about American recipes? I have more! Here they are: 👇