- a shallow glass bowl like a pie plate
- a fork
- a spoon
- a large nonstick frying pan
- a spatula
- a baking sheet
- four eggs
- milk
- salt
- vanilla
- sugar
- six slices of bread
- butter
- maple syrup (optional)
The Basics: How to Make French Toast
Breakfast with flair
From the store to the kitchen to the table: We outline the steps that get you from something raw to something cooked using simple ingredients, free of measurements and complicated techniques. A method that you can have in your back pocket and whip out whenever you like. We call it recipe-free cooking.
Illustrations by Bill Russell
Heat the oven to its lowest setting (warm or 200 degrees Fahrenheit; it will take at least 20 minutes to warm up).
Crack the eggs into your shallow glass bowl and mix with a fork. Add two times as much milk as beaten eggs. Mix well with the fork.
Add a pinch of salt, one spoonful of vanilla, and two spoonfuls of sugar. Mix with the fork.
Put as many slices of bread in to soak as will comfortably fit on the bottom of the bowl. Let the bread soak for a few minutes, turning it over to coat both sides, then remove and repeat with the remaining slices.
Heat the frying pan on the stove, and add a few pats of butter. Melt the butter over medium-high heat until foamy.
Add two slices of soaked bread to the pan. Fry until golden brown on one side, flip with a spatula, and fry the other side.
When the first bread slices are finished, move them to your baking sheet while the rest are cooking. Put the baking sheet in the oven to keep the finished slices warm until you’ve fried all the bread.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven, transfer the French toast to a plate, and serve with maple syrup (optional).
- a shallow glass bowl like a pie plate
- a fork
- a spoon
- a large nonstick frying pan
- a spatula
- a baking sheet
- four eggs
- milk
- salt
- vanilla
- sugar
- six slices of bread
- butter
- maple syrup (optional)
Heat the oven to its lowest setting (warm or 200 degrees Fahrenheit; it will take at least 20 minutes to warm up).
Crack the eggs into your shallow glass bowl and mix with a fork. Add two times as much milk as beaten eggs. Mix well with the fork.
Add a pinch of salt, one spoonful of vanilla, and two spoonfuls of sugar. Mix with the fork.
Put as many slices of bread in to soak as will comfortably fit on the bottom of the bowl. Let the bread soak for a few minutes, turning it over to coat both sides, then remove and repeat with the remaining slices.
Heat the frying pan on the stove, and add a few pats of butter. Melt the butter over medium-high heat until foamy.
Add two slices of soaked bread to the pan. Fry until golden brown on one side, flip with a spatula, and fry the other side.
When the first bread slices are finished, move them to your baking sheet while the rest are cooking. Put the baking sheet in the oven to keep the finished slices warm until you’ve fried all the bread.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven, transfer the French toast to a plate, and serve with maple syrup (optional).