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*GOAT French Toast Recipe*
▪Challah bread, 8 slices, each 1 to 1 1/4 inches thick (sub with brioche or texas toast)
▪6 large eggs
▪120g (1/2c packed) brown sugar
▪5g (1t) vanilla extract
▪2g (1/2t) cinnamon
▪6g (1t) salt
▪2g (1/8t) nutmeg
▪450g (2c) half and half
▪Neutral oil
▪Butter (for cooking)
▪Maple syrup
▪Powdered sugar
▪Whipped butter (2g salt + 230g/2 sticks softened butter)
*Instructions:*
1. Slice the challah bread into 8 slices, each 1 to 1 1/4 inches thick.
2. Place the bread slices on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Dry the bread in a 180°F (82°C) oven for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through. Alternatively, leave the bread out overnight to dry.
3. To make the custard, in a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg.
4. Once combined, add half and half and whisk until the mixture is smooth and homogeneous.
5. Pour half of the custard into a shallow baking dish or half-sheet tray to soak the bread
6. For challah: Place 2 slices of bread into the custard, soaking for 2 minutes on each side. The custard should be about ⅓ of the way up the sides of the bread
– For brioche: Soak each slice for 30 seconds per side.
– For Texas toast: Soak each slice for 1 minute per side.
7. Move soaked pieces to a plate once soaked while you get ready to cook the French toast
8. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add a generous swirl of neutral oil followed by 1 tablespoon of butter.
9. Once the butter is melted and the pan is evenly coated, place the soaked bread slices in the pan. Cook for 4 minutes on the first side, moving the slices around occasionally to ensure even browning.
10. Flip the slices and cook for an additional 4 minutes on the second side, again moving them to avoid uneven browning.
11. To prepare the whipped butter, add softened butter and 2g salt to a stand mixer with the paddle 12. attachment and whip until butter is whipped into fluffy soft peaks
13. To serve, stack the cooked French toast slices on a plate. Top with a dollop of salted whipped butter and a generous drizzle of dark maple syrup. Optionally, dust with powdered sugar.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 intro & prepping the bread
2:29 Making the custard
3:28 Soaking the bread
4:51 Recommended cookware for the job
5:37 Cooking the French Toast
6:57 Making whipped butter
7:17 Plate up and serving
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My husband, who believes the frozen French toast that comes in a box is the epitome of culinary perfection, just gobbled up three of these slices. I didn’t say anything so I wouldn’t spook him, but I’m pretty confident frozen will now be a thing of the past at our house 😂
Brian, my kids and I followed this recipe to the letter, and the results were excellent. Thank you for sharing!
You forgot the peanut butter. 0/10
Great video 🙂 As a French, I have never understood why it is named after my country, where to be honnest, it is not very well known/not often eaten (and called pain perdu, or lost bread, allowing to use remains of pain rassis to avoid throwing away leftovers of bread). I personnally saw this French toast concept when watching Kramer vs Kramer as a teenager.
did you try using stale Blueberry bagels?..it's actually the best, ever.
So far Kenji’s is by far my favorite but I’m willing to give this one a go.
This recipe ruined my marriage! My wife enjoyed it so much, I’m now expected to make it every Saturday morning for the remainder of our marriage. Well we had a good run.
Cheap white sandwich bread for me. I like a custardy interior. One egg and a little milk 🥛 per slice.
Trader Joe’s also sells challah at least in the Bay Area
Dip in panko for that next level
Fun fact: before World War I this stuff used to be called German toast. The French call it pain perdu, "lost bread"
If you use texas toast do you still do the drying out method in the oven?
calories and macros for the final product?
Great, but burned.
You're wrong actually, because you didn't structure it in the Hong Kong style.
Instead of thick slices, start with three thin slices. It's good with Grocery Store white bread, though when I'm having a good day I do plan to do it with homemade brioche. You glue the slices together with butter or peanut butter before soaking in custard, then you deep fry the whole thing. I coat it with panko too.
Why's this better? Well, other than having a layered filling, it gives you the opportunity for the greatest innovation in french toast history: you cut a square out of the center of second slice in the stack, giving you a sealed inner cavity that can hold a filling, such as peanut butter, caramel sauce, whipped maple syrup, or marshmallow fluff. I did it with chopped slave-free chocolate mixed with mashed banana. In Hong Kong they would use salted egg yolk sauce. My mother requests raspberry jam mixed with cream cheese.
It's the greatest breakfast ever invented.
I've made this, it is top notch. I had long ago moved on from using Challah for French toast. Brian's way is THE way to use Challah! It is all about technique.
The nostalgia! Challah french toast was a Saturday morning tradition in my house growing up. It really is the best! Now I live in Japan and I imagine shokupan might give similar results to the Texas toast version…
„Lecker“ – as we say in Germany 😋
Lord I cannot wait to make this! Also – is the nonstick made in pan oven safe? Thanks for all the details and R&D you share with us. You've definitely made me a better home cook!
Just finished eating this recipe! AMAZING!
Great video, as always ! I'm french, and you know certainly that french toast (Pain perdu = "lost bread" literraly) stands for the bread you left aside, and it turned dry so no need to put it in the oven.
That bread is still edible of course when you cook it like in the recipe. Brioche makes it better as it is now a recipe you make out of fresh ingredients, and not the bread you were about to lost.
Your (motion) pictures are awesome. Thanks for the videos ! Cheers from Paris.
Now I'm waiting for a Croissant aux amandes video !
Liked and subscribed (for quite a while now).
We're big french toasters in my house and always on the hunt for the best FT bread. A couple of our favorites… At Costco, you can get this stuff called "croissant bread" in a two loaf package. It's excellent for both regular toast and french toast. And at our QFC grocery store (a Kroger brand store, so it may be available elsewhere), in the specialty breads section, there's a product called "French Toast Bread," which, as the name suggests, makes excellent french toast.
Thanks for the great videos, Bri.. we try a lot of 'em with great success!
Dude…you recipes that use Demi glaze, that brand is no longer availble … can you do a video for home made Demi?
Old-ish guy here. Please refrain from using "sick"" as a slang term for "good." It doesn't work for a decent slice of the audience. It grosses me out when my teenage kids say it constantly – even when they are complementing my cooking. "This pizza is SICK!" No. Stop. Think of something else to say….
Using Challah for French Toast means you know exactly what you’re doing 😎😋😋
Pancakes, French toast… please do waffles next for the trifecta! Seriously, I can never get mine crispy on the outside. Help!
You just lost me when you blasphemed at the end. Shame on you. Unsubscribing. Christine.
I like sourdough bread for French toast. Great texture.
Where's my peanut butter on french toast people at?
Sssooooo good! We made the bread yesterday and the French toast today! Thanks Bri!
Another great video as always, Brian…but I must ask (and I'm sure I'm not the only one)…WHERE ARE THOSE SWEET END-OF-VIDEO DANCE MOVES WE ALL LOVE????
I make homemade einkorn challah, slice and freeze because I adore french toast!
Fantastic! This is the best French toast I have ever eaten! Thank you!!!