French Toast

According to Wikipedia

French toast (often known as eggy bread in most of the UK - the exception being Scotland, pain perdu in French, pain doré in French-speaking parts of Canada) is a popular breakfast food in North America and Europe.

French toast is made with bread and eggs; some common additions are milk, water, or orange juice to thin the eggs, sugar, and spices such as allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. Vanilla may also be added to the egg mixture. In restaurants throughout Canada and the United States, the bread is usually thick white bread made especially for use in French toast; when made at home, regular sliced bread is often used. Although often served as a sweetly spiced dish in the United States, others prefer a savory version, seasoned with salt and pepper instead, or even topped with a melted slice of cheese.

The Truth about French Toast!

My Grandmother invented it back in 1795 when she came to Canada.

She needed a fast nutritious meal for her husband and kids one day after a hard morning working in the fields. so she dreamed up Genuine 100% Canadian French Toast. Back in those days they gave the meals foreign names to make them seem better. But Grandma knew better. She just made the best meals.



First you gather the tools and ingredients. All you need is bread, milk, eggs and cinnamon.





You lightly oil the frying pan, or use cooking spray such as Pam. Then put three eggs in a bowl. That is enough for one person. Since I was alone today that is all I used.





Add milk.





Stir vigourously to thoroughly mix the milk and eggs.





Sprinkle in cinnamon to taste. Or add whatever spice you like or even leave it out.





Preheat the frying pan to medium. Then drop a slice of bread into the bowl and soak thouroughly with the egg and milk mixture.





Turn the slice over and soak the other side.





Put the soaked bread slices in the frying pan and cook for about one minute to a minute and a half.





Turn the slices and cook the other side for about another minute to a minute and a half.





See how they are golden brown now.





On the table I show three possible toppings. The first, on the right , is Genuine Canadian Pure Maple Syrup. This is pure heaven. In the middle there is a jar of Jabuticaba Jam. See the previous post about making the jam. On the left is Brasilian Honey made by Flavio Carvalho. See our Blog Mel do Brasil for more about the honey made here in Águas da Prata.




Now we are ready to eat.





I chose Maple Syrup first. I don't think it is available in Brasil. We brought this treasured bottle all the way from Canada.





The next slice was covered in honey. What a fabulous treat it is too.





The third and fourth slice were covered in Jabuticaba Jam. Very delicious!!!





There was enough egg and milk mix left for two more slices. The excess mix is just poured on top.





Notice these slices look rich in egg and milk mix.





These last two slices were covered in Jabuticaba Jam.


So there you have it. A very simple dish that only took about ten minutes to make. If you have more people dining just add more eggs and milk.

French Toast makes a lovely breakfast or lunch. It also goes great with sausages or bacon.

I hope you enjoy making and eating this simple Canadian meal.



Photos by Urso Branco