The Secret to Crispy Moist French Toast

I eat French Toast for breakfast at least once or twice per week. I recently discovered the secret to making excellent, crispy French Toast that isn't burnt!

FLOUR!

Yes, just add some flour to your liquid mixture.

I've found that the soft, perfectly square-shaped Japanese bread works quite well, whether sliced thick or thin. It requires a minimum of dishes (fork, bowl, and frying pan) and a minimum of ingredients for such a yummy thing. Here is a quick way to make a good, hot breakfast (or snack, or dessert) for yourself in 5 minutes, prep time AND cook time included:

Tools:
fork
smallish, shallow bowl/dish, about the size of 1 slice of bread
heavy skillet, about the size of a slice of bread or bigger


Necessary Ingredients:
1 egg
dash of flour (about 1-2 tablespoon)
large dash of milk or dairy creamer (about 1-2 tablespoon)
1 slice bread (I like Hawaiian Sweetbread best. Japanese bread is pretty good, too)
pat of butter (or other oil--but butter is the best!)

Bettering Ingredients (I always use them all):
dash of vanilla extract
2 shakes red chili powder
3 shakes salt
4 shakes cinnamon and nutmeg or to taste
maple syrup/whipped cream/crushed nuts/jam/powdered sugar/other toppings of choice


How-to:

1. Beat together all ingredients except bread in a shallow, flat plate/bowl.
   
2. Dredge bread in liquid. First put in slice and wiggle it around, poking holes in bread with fork. Flip bread and wiggle bowl, trying to saturate liquid completely into the bread. One slice, even a thin slice, should absorb all the liquid. Try wiggling the dish, wiggling the bread around with the fork, and poking holes in the slice to absorb it all.
3. Meanwhile, melt butter in pan on medium-high heat. When hot, slide bread from dish to pan. Pour excess egg mixture on top of bread (there shouldn't be much). Sizzle until golden brown and crispy, approximately 2 minutes. Flip bread to other side with fork. Sizzle until golden brown and crispy. Serve with maple syrup.

1. Crispy, chewy, fluffy, moist, and sweet!
   
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French Toast & Canadian Bacon Sandwich

Total time: 7 minutes.

I believe in eating breakfast. If I didn't eat breakfast, I wouldn't be able to get through the day til lunch. As it is, I snack on chocolate, senbei, and other おかし that they always have lying around the teachers' rooms. I can't do cold breakfasts, and I recently splurged on a bottle of real Canadian Maple Syrup for 753円 (The bottle is a wee bit smaller than my hand), and I love French Toast. I was already 10 minutes late for work, so I figured 10 more minutes couldn't hurt.

Plus, don't YOU love the way maple syrup always gets all over your bacon? Sweet and salty is a key spice of life. I'd also like to say that french toast is not as bad as folks make it out to be! It can be delicious, and just as healthy (and quick) as any other "toast"-based sandwich (e.g. PBJ, butter and cinnasugar, cream cheese and something sweet, nutella, etc).

Ingredients:
1 slice bread (older is better. I keep my bread in the freezer, so I popped it in the microwave for a few seconds [and then the fish grill part of my stove] so that it would absorb)
1-2 tablespoons milk
1 big egg
dash vanilla extract
cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, chili powder (yes!) to taste

a bit of butter

3 slices canadian bacon
Maple Syrup

The Way:

1. Fry bacon in pan. Meanwhile, mix milk, eggs, vanilla, and spices in a dish (I have a shallow soup bowl that is almost exactly bread-sized. It works perfectly!) Soak bread in egg mixture, poking holes with fork, shaking, and flipping bread as necessary. Try to get it to absorb all of it.
2. Remove bacon. Set aside. Rinse pan. Melt butter in pan. On medium flame, add bread. Flip when golden brown and crispy. Assemble into sandwich with canadian bacon, and drench with maple syrup. Yes!