What is your goto bread for French toast?

[vash]

Jus wondering. Tips?

[kinein]

cinnamon raisin bread

[imcarthur]

Keep it simple: a good French bread - medium cut.

Ian

[vash]

i got some challah. too rich?

i'll slice it tonight and let it dry out overnight. big pot of coffee, whip up some custard dippy stuff..

[bivenator]

I will be over at 9.

[Noah930]

Challah. All the time. In fact, we had some tonight.

[kinein]

challah?

[Mrmerlin]

take a cinnamon bun and cut it in half,( the kind you get at the good bakery)
dip into your favorite French Toast batter,
I use eggs ,
milk vitamin D,
cinnamon,
vanilla extract,
and few TBS of sugar.
use very good syrup and regular butter.....Yummmy

[944Larry]

That thick texas Toast bread.

[Noah930]

Oh, and one thing my MIL and wife do: they mix some syrup into the batter. It helps pre-sweeten the toast even before you put syrup on it at the table, and makes the food even semi-car-friendly for the little ones.

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by kinein

challah?

A jewish bread typically eaten during the Sabbath and during holiday events. Actually it can be eaten at any time, really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challah

[FLYGEEZER]

Got go with Ian on the medium cut french. Leave slices on a wire rack overnight to dry. Couple of eggs well whipped, couple of drops of real vanilla, a dash or two of cinnamon and a dob of heavy cream . Mix all the above up and pour into a shallow pan Soak each side of bread a few seconds. Medium heat. Real butter is best to lube up the frying pan. . Sift a little powdered sugar over top. Maple syrup,,get the real stuff . Best enjoyed with strong Irish coffee with lotsa whipped cream on top. Enjoy.

[vash]

thanks..

cant wait until morning!!

[kinein]

yeah i finally looked it up might have to try it,
the texas bread has it in maple also good for french toast

[enzo1]

damn Vash, now I want some french toast. Don't have the stuff to make it. Think flygeezer's recipe sounds very good also using a cinnamon bun sounds good.... can't get it off of my mind...

[Bill Douglas]

I have a panasonic breadmaker - excellent. And use a white bread; something similar to a Vienna white. A splash of milk then eggs, tiny bit of cinamon + sugar, a good soak, then in a pan with butter cooked fairly slowly. Plus bacon and Canadian maple syrup. Just call me fat boy.

[Evans, Marv]

Just used plain old white bread forever, just like my mom did when I was a kid. Along with the milk, egg, cinamon, & vanilla, I put a bit of nutmeg in mine. The bread is secondary because I let the bread soak long enough to saturate it. I love my french toast and don't like the kind in restaurants where they just quickly dip a piece of bread in beaten eggs & cook it. That isn't french toast.

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Plus bacon and Canadian maple syrup.

The saltiness of bacon is the perfect accompaniment. And anything BUT maple syrup is just cheap ass sugar water.

Ian

[mthomas58]

Surprised no one yet has recommended Brioche. Excellent for French Toast AND Grilled Cheese Sammiches. I used it once to make a french toast with a creme brulee spin....I'll see if I can find it. In the meantime check here:

Brioche French Toast:

Update: Not the one I made but close:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Creme-Brulee-French-Toast-15213

[URY914]

Wonder Bread