French toast
6
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
A weekend-worthy breakfast that’s simple enough to make on a weekday, the French prepare this now decidedly all-American breakfast treat to use up stale bread. In French, the recipe is called pain perdu, or lost bread, and it originated as a frugal, if delicious, approach to using ingredients slightly past their prime. In our version, cinnamon- and vanilla-spiced eggs cloak fresh bread in a delicious, comforting jacket. Serve French toast when it's hot - it just doesn't taste great cold and limpid - and top it with your favorite fresh berry mix. If you've got day-old bread around, try it! The French might be on to something - they are usually reliable in the kitchen!
Ingredients
Water
0.25 cup(s)
Sugar
1 Tbsp
Egg(s)
4 large egg(s)
Fat free skim milk
0.75 cup(s)
Vanilla extract
1 tsp
Ground cinnamon
0.25 tsp
Reduced-calorie whole wheat bread
8 slice(s)
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Instructions
1
In a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and cinnamon; dip bread into egg mixture, one slice at a time, flipping once, until evenly soaked.
2
Coat a very large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; set over medium heat. Add soaked bread to skillet, a few pieces at a time; cook in a single layer until browned, flipping once, about 2 minutes per side. Cover French toast to keep warm and repeat with remaining pieces of bread.
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