The Best Challah French Toast (5-Ingredients)

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The Best Challah French Toast (5-Ingredients)

Challah French toast is the kind of breakfast that feels a little extra special but is so simple to make. Slices of challah soak up a cinnamon-kissed batter and cook up golden delicious. Whether it's a slow weekend morning or using leftovers for a quick weekday breakfast, this French toast is always a good idea. Top it with syrup, fresh fruit, or a dusting of powdered sugar for the perfect bite.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, jewish

Diet: Kosher

Servings: servings

Calories: 256kcal

Author: Marni Katz

Ingredients

1 lb Challah (sliced)
8 Eggs
1 ¼ cup Milk (any kind)
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Cinnamon-sugar mix
Butter (for frying)

Instructions

Slice the challah into ½” slices. (For thicker French toast, go up to ¾”, and for thinner slices, aim for ¼”.)
Prepare the custard by whisking eggs, milk, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon-sugar in a shallow glass pie or baking dish.
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and melt about ½ tablespoon of butter in the pan. Tip: I like to just unwrap the square side of the butter and run it over the pan to melt.
While the butter melts, dip a piece of challah into the custard, pressing down to soak both sides, then transfer to the hot pan. Repeat with more challah pieces until the pan is full.
Cook until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side. Repeat the process (melting butter, soaking bread, frying) until all the bread is used. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy!

Notes

Make Ahead: You can make this dish up to an hour before you are going to serve it. Reheat the cooked french toast on a baking sheet covered with foil in a low oven just until warm. You don't want to dry out the french toast so watch it carefully.

Cooking Tip: Try not to crowd the pan while cooking the french toast. It will take longer for the pieces to cook and they will likely cook and brown unevenly. I suggest 3-4 pieces of bread at a time.

Make it dairy free: You can easily substitute plant based butter and plant based milk.

Storage Tips:

Refrigerate: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days. Reheat in the microwave (about 10 seconds) or in a toaster oven.
Freeze: Place fully cooked and cooled French toast in a zip-top bag and freeze. When you are ready to enjoy it, just heat in the microwave for about 30 seconds or pop into a toaster oven and enjoy.

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