French Toast: A Breakfast Classic

Classic French toast is classically made by dipping bread into an egg and milk mixture. It is then fried on a skillet that has been buttered or has oil. Each side is grilled for about 4 minutes and then flipped. Traditionally, the dish is topped with butter, cinnamon, powdered sugar, maple syrup, and served with a glass of milk at breakfast time.

Once they have been cooked, you can add a variety of toppings to them to make them unique. It is common to usually put syrup and powdered sugar on them. Regionally, there are variations that are delicious and unique. Topping with jam, honey, or fruit filling can be a flavorful way of changing up this traditional breakfast. In addition, French toast can be topped with butter, Marmite, apple sauce, whipped cream, fruit, chocolate, yogurt, marmalade, or peanut butter. If you are looking to add more protein to this meal, it is not uncommon that pecans, beans, beef, or even bacon is added on top. When these meat toppings are added, chefs do not typically add syrup to these plates as they are eaten as a meal and not a sweet pastry breakfast.

If you are looking to change up your classic French toast, you may want to try using different styles of bread. In parts of the South Western United States, sourdough bread replaces the standard bread as the base for the dish. Jewish-Americans have also been known to replace the bread slice with six-braided challah. This bread, which has sesame seeds, adds a nutty flavor that is unique. Australians have been using sliced baguettes instead of white bread in their French toast and also adds spices to the egg-milk mixture. Here, they have also been known to top the dish with cheese and tomato sauce. In Australia, French toast is not always eaten as a breakfast meal.

Despite the many variations of French toast, this meal will always have the basic style of bread dipped in an egg-dairy mixture. How you choose to transform this meal is entirely up to you and your imagination.