In the US, a lot of diners make French Toast using "Texas Toast," which is just white bread sliced very thick. I personally prefer French Toast made with a rustic bread with some chew to it -- sliced thick.
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French toast/eggy bread
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In the US, a lot of diners make French Toast using "Texas Toast," which is just white bread sliced very thick. I personally prefer French Toast made with a rustic bread with some chew to it -- sliced thick.
Texas toast - Wikipedia
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Rocklobster
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In France they call it Pain Perdu..which means lost bread..so, it is meant to be made with older bread..
French toast.
Je ne sais quoi.
Nah - not something I´d bother with.
Je ne sais quoi.
Nah - not something I´d bother with.
And as for IHOP...
A one way ticket to a heart attack.
A one way ticket to a heart attack.
MrsDangermouse
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I've always considered French Toast is sweet whereas eggy bread is savoury. I'm not sure why I think that.....its probably because most of the French Toast recipes I've seen online are sweet, but I've never seen sweet eggy bread...it just sounds wrong to me!
The way i make eggy bread: soak the bread in the eggs (seasoned with salt & pepper) until its saturated then gently fry. I generally eat it plain or with either ketchup or HP sauce.
The way i make eggy bread: soak the bread in the eggs (seasoned with salt & pepper) until its saturated then gently fry. I generally eat it plain or with either ketchup or HP sauce.
MrsDangermouse
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Or with brioche.
I think Pain Perdu is much closer to American French Toast than British eggy bread.
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French toast made with Brioche is divine! but it soaks up the eggy mixture so quickly it can be quite a soggy affair to get it to the pan
Rocklobster
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My ex used to eat French toast with ketchup. That’s probably one reason she’s my ex.
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I prefer to use a rustic country bread or an enriched bread, not as enriched as brioche, but close.
We also like to add a bit of triple sec to the egg mixture. It gives it a little something extra. Craig turned his nose up the first time I told him to try it, but then he really liked it.
I like just a little cinnamon in the egg mixture. Then butter and confectioner's/icing sugar sprinkled on top, then just a little syrup.
Not a fan of the stuffed French toast either.
We also like to add a bit of triple sec to the egg mixture. It gives it a little something extra. Craig turned his nose up the first time I told him to try it, but then he really liked it.
I like just a little cinnamon in the egg mixture. Then butter and confectioner's/icing sugar sprinkled on top, then just a little syrup.
Not a fan of the stuffed French toast either.
Eggy bread, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, chilli flakes:
