French Toasts

French toasts is a dish made from sliced bread soaked in a mix of eggs and milk which is then fried. However, the French call it “pain perdu”, which translated into English means “lost bread”. This is because leftover slices of bread or those that are becoming hard and stale are used to prepare this recipe. Therefore, this results to be a smart way not to waste food. So, where does this name come from?

According to the most popular legend, its name is said to be due to the innkeeper Joseph French. This man was the first to prepare this dish in the city of Albany, New York. The fact is that he wanted to capture his last name in his creation but forgot to use the apostrophe and named it “French Toast” instead of “French’s Toast”. But is this true?

Whether or not this is the way this recipe’s name became popular, the truth is that the first reference to this dessert is much older. It dates from the time of the Roman and was found in a fourth century cookbook attributed to Apicio. In this book there is a recipe called Pan Dulcis, and the steps that are described for its preparation are practically the same that have survived to the present day. Therefore, we are dealing with a recipe that has survived the passage of hundreds of years. Over the time it has become popular and different variants have been created throughout the globe.

Here we present the most classic version of the recipe, and we complement it with a series of ideas or recommendations to improve it to your liking.

Recipe note

French Toasts

French toasts is a dish that dates back to Roman times. It is prepared with sliced ​​​​bread soaked in a mixture of eggs and milk that is then fried. This recipe became popular in France to use leftover slices of bread that are becoming hard.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine European, French

Servings 3 people

Calories 229 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Bowl
• 1 Mixer

Ingredients

  

• 6 slices bread thick
• 200 ml milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Butter (to fry)
• Sugar (to sprinkle)
• Cinnamon (to sprinkle)

Instructions

 

• Beat the two eggs in a bowl.
• Next add the milk, the two tablespoons of sugar and the vanilla extract, and beat until the mixture is homogeneous.
• Put a pan over medium heat and place a piece of butter.
• When the butter has melted spread each slice of bread in the mixture one by one on both sides. Immediately after that start to fry. It is important to moisten the bread slices lightly so that they do not fall apart. In addition, add more butter as needed.
• Fry on both sides, until the egg is curdled and the toast turns golden.
• Serve warm on a plate and sprinkle a little sugar and cinnamon on each prepared toast.

Notes

• BUDGET: low
• DIFFICULTY: easy

Keyword dairy, quick recipe

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