One thing that the 2020 Quarantine has brought my family is more delicious breakfasts together. Where we used to only have the weekends to sit down together as a family for breakfast, we now have everyday!
I posted my Summer Berry Stuffed French Toast recipe a while back, and that is a bit more complicated of a recipe. If you are making French Toast for a crowd, I would totally go with the Stuffed French Toast. It is way over the top and has gotten rave reviews from my friends. If you are making French Toast for just your family to enjoy, then this Brioche French Toast is for you! It is a classic French Toast recipe that my kids and husband all love. We like to serve our French Toast with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, real maple syrup, and whipped cream.
Brioche French Toast Tips and Tricks
There isn’t anything particularly amazing or different about this French Toast recipe except the bread choice. I have tried to make French Toast with several different types of bread, and some have failed. My biggest fail was trying to make French Toast with sprouted grain bread. Obviously, sprouted grain bread is healthier than any white bread however let me just say it does not yield a French Toast worth the cooking time. Hard and eggy tasting is what I got. My kids didn’t want to touch it with a 10 foot pole and neither did I!
After that I learned my lesson. If I wanted to make French Toast, then I should use the bread that yields the best end product and enjoy it. A friend of mine mentioned using a Brioche loaf for a French Toast bake, so next time I was at the grocery store I picked one up. My friend was so right, Brioche is the perfect bread for French Toast for a few reasons:
- The bread is very moist to begin with so you get a fluffy inside.
- It has a bit of a sweetness to it already.
- It is easy to slice up yourself for the perfect not too thick but not too thin slices.
- With a hint of brown sugar and egg, the outside cooks into that perfect crust we all love.
For cooking, I use a cast iron skillet or my outdoor flat top grill. Both of these options yield the same result.
*We have found Brioche loaves at all of the grocery stores we shop at. They are in the bakery section, not the bread isle. We have always found that they are wrapped in clear white cellophane and usually have a liner on the bottom of them. Ours have never been sliced which is perfect.
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Brioche French Toast
By Published: April 11, 2020
- Yield: 8 Servings
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Ready In: 20 mins
One thing that the 2020 Quarantine has brought my family is more delicious breakfasts together. Where we used to only have the …
Ingredients
- 1 load Brioche Bread
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cups milk
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract I use Watkins brand
- 2 Tablespoons butter for cooking
Instructions
- Slice Brioche bread. Combine eggs, milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a medium sized bowl. Whisk until well incorporated.
- Heat cast iron skillet over medium heat. Heat 1 Tablespoon of butter for cooking. Dip slices of Brioche in egg/milk mixture and cook in skillet about 2-3 minutes per side or until nice and golden brown.
- Serve French Toast with powdered sugar and maple syrup. We also love whipped cream and berries!
