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Breakfast, lunch, dinner, late night after-party meal, French Toast should be in your cooking repertoire. An easy-to-assemble custard, fragrant with cinnamon and vanilla, works best with thick slices of brioche or challah but Lynne tells us, in a pinch, sandwich bread will do just fine. Top with pure maple syrup, fresh berries, and you're done. Simple yet very satisfying. That's French Toast.

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Serves 2

Ingredients

4 thick slices good quality bread (brioche or challah recommended)
4 eggs
¼ - ½ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter

Suggested Toppings

maple syrup, blueberries or favorite fruits, powdered sugar, jams or jellies, pecans or walnuts

How-to

Add the eggs to a large bowl and break up the yolks with a fork or whisk
Add milk, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix with a fork or whisk just to bring ingredients together
Melt butter in a heavy-bottom pan. When the butter starts to bubble, dip one slice of bread at a time into the egg mixture, letting the extra custard run off. Place no more than 2 slices of bread in the pan at a time. Cook 3-4 minutes per side until bread starts to brown
Serve warm with maple syrup, blueberries or your favorite toppings