French toast

Me too!!

 

I made some on Sunday.  I made it with cream cheese, milk, maple syrup, ummm a little sugar, and vanilla.  I soaked it overnight and popped it in the oven the next morning.  I only made it this way because I had so much leftover cream cheese from baking.  It was tasty.

Another yummy twist for french toast and especially at this time of the year is to use egg nog to dip the bread in and sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on it and then put it in the skillet...enjoy!

Another twist - use glazed donuts instead of slices of bread. Slice the donut in half like you would a bagel. Then just dunk it in your usual egg mix (I usually just use egg and milk, maybe with some cinnimon) and fry it up.

The glaze replaces syrup but it has a different taste than syrup and it's sooooo much better in my opinion. It is my all time favorite breakfast meal!

This was what my mom used to do with glazed donuts when they would go stale but were still edible (ie, hadn't gone moldy).

Although I should warn that getting the glaze off the frying pan afterwards can be a bit of a hassle. But so worth it!

This already wins my vote for '2006 thread of the year'!  I've never had French Toast, but I think I could quite easily have it every day...switching between sweet and savoury!

Thanks.  That's my Boxing Day breakfast sorted out.

 


Vicky

Another twist - use glazed donuts instead of slices of bread.

That sounds insanely fatty and good and American! I'm gonna have to try that!

I used to work with a guy who use doughnuts instead of bread to make bread pudding.....OMG....I am drooling just thinking about it.

June

The very thought makes my heart hurt.

The very thought makes my heart hurt.

In a good way, I hope! 

Well, I decided to try some of the lovely ideas for making toast that some of you listed.  I thought it was absolutely fantastic particularly with the vanilla and cinnamon.  But it actually led to an arguement with dh and I!  I tried to sneak it by but it didn't work.  I decided to make it for dinner with bacon and eggs as we sometimes do and though he said he didn't mind the cinnamon he said I completely turned it into a dessert and he wasn't having it for his main meal like that.  He kept going on telling my that you don't put syrup or cinnamon on "eggy bread" or (american style) pancakes unless you are eating it as a dessert!  I told him these are not dessert items but actually breakfast items.  He kept saying it's disgusting enough you put syrup on these things.  grrrrr.... you can see how the arguement continued.  It just ended by him telling me to just not do it to his anymore!   

whisper, my husband is the same way!  He complains when we go to the States & I insist on going to IHOP.  If I wanted it here at home badly enough, I would make it for myself though.  But as I've been working on losing weight since I moved here, it's really a double-argument against having it -- and I'm ok with it on that basis.

However, that said, in our home - we have an informal policy of whoever's cooking (and we take turns) decides the evening menu.  It's usually not a problem, but if the other party turns up their nose at what's being served - he/she finds (or makes) himself/herself something else to eat.

Yep, we're another "no sweets for breakfast" household. DH wouldn't ever even consider having pancakes, french toast, waffles, etc. and is particularly disgusted at the idea of syrup on anything for breakfast.... So I do those things for myself on mornings that he sleeps late. 

After 10 years, i have finally got my DH to accept the idea of pancakes/french toast with syrup as a viable breakfast.

But doughnuts... he still wont accept that.  He feels that doughnuts are a dessert/pudding, not a breakfast item.  Oh well... more for me! 

But doughnuts... he still wont accept that.  He feels that doughnuts are a dessert/pudding, not a breakfast item.  Oh well... more for me! 

Sadly, I generally don't like the doughnuts over here.   I'm not sure why but they're just not my idea of a nice doughnut.  Around here anyway, it seems the only choices are plain glazed, jam or custard-filled, and the doughnuts are usually too dry for my taste.  It just ain't Dunkin' Donuts - especially those shops that are Baskin Robbins/Dunkin' Donuts all in one!

LOL - it's no wonder I've lost weight...

I do like the custardy things like a vanilla slice, bavarian-something which is like a vanilla slice but with a ribbon of raspberry jam, and bakewell-style pastries.  I don't consider these doughnuts though - more of English (British?) specialities.

Sadly, I generally don't like the doughnuts over here.   I'm not sure why but they're just not my idea of a nice doughnut.  Around here anyway, it seems the only choices are plain glazed, jam or custard-filled, and the doughnuts are usually too dry for my taste.  It just ain't Dunkin' Donuts - especially those shops that are Baskin Robbins/Dunkin' Donuts all in one!

LOL - it's no wonder I've lost weight...

I do like the custardy things like a vanilla slice, bavarian-something which is like a vanilla slice but with a ribbon of raspberry jam, and bakewell-style pastries.  I don't consider these doughnuts though - more of English (British?) specialities.

I feel the same way you do about the doughnuts around my area as well.      I cant get my Dh to eat French toast either the syrup is 1 reason, the other reason my Dh doesnt like cinnamon. doesnt bother me that was just more for me at the time. I dont eat doughnuts or french toast now im trying to lose weight.

like Carolyn said maybe thats why I have lost weight as well, no apple fritters tempting me.