I loooove french toast, especially the kind that comes from those hole-in-the-wall diners. You know the ones that you are a lil nervous about eating at? Mainly because it doesn’t look that clean and the staff is rude, but you are starving at 4 am and nothing else is open? That diner french toast never seems to disappoint, which is why I’ve been on a quest for a good french toast recipe for a while.
I stumbled upon an excellent recipe from Taste of Home magazine, tweaked it a bit and now it’s one of my favs!! This french toast is exactly the way I like them to be; buttery golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
Serve fresh off the griddle with some creamed butter, powdered sugar, and piping hot butter maple syrup…heaven!!
The Recipe
Diner-Style French Toast
By Divas Can Cook
Recipe type: french toast
Ingredients
- 6 slices of thick bread ( I like challah or texas toast)
- 4 eggs
- ⅔ cup. milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (plus more if desired)
- ½. t. cinnamon (plus more if desired)
- ⅓ c. all-purpose flour
- ⅓ c. sugar
- ⅛ t. salt
- 1-2 T butter (to grease griddle)
Instructions
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk eggs & milk.
- In a small bowl mix together cinnamon and vanilla ( I do this separately because it keeps the cinnamon from floating to the top and helps it mix in better.)
- Add this mixture to the egg & milk.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt.
- Gradually add flour mixture and cinnamon mixture into egg mixture. Whisking after each addition.
- Heat a griddle and add butter until melted.
- Place the bread into the egg mixture for about 4 seconds per side.
- Place the dipped bread onto the griddle and cook until both sides are golden brown. About 2- 3 minutes.
- Place on a plate, top with a dollop of butter, sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with hot maple syrup.
DELISH!!
Thank you for a French toast recipe my kids will actually eat that said it was out of this world
Monique, you never fail to come thru! Another delish recipe! My daughter asked why I hadn’t been making these all along!! THANK YOU!!
Wooooow! Officially my go to recipe for French toast I used sourdough and it turned out delicious!
Literally soo easy to follow,and THE BESTTTT French toast I’ve ever had. This chef has talent !!!!
Tried this recipe this morning with my family. We loved it! ????
I used brioche bread and made French toast with this recipe this morning. It was so good I didn’t have time to take pictures!
Oh my WOW! This is now my go to french toast recipe. I LOVE french toast, and my efforts at making it were always hit and miss. Sometimes it would be great and others, not so much. I have made this recipe twice, and both times were PERFECTION!!! Thank you for posting this (over 6 years ago :-))
And the tip about mixing the cinnamon with the vanilla… pure genius.
Ohhhhh my! These are delicious. I make them all of the time! Thank you for sharing your recipe! (:
Just tried it! No bueno. I did everything exactly… down to the same crusty baguette. It was really really REALLY bland. Even topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with maple syrup, it just tasted like cardboard. I usually love these recipes… don’t know what happened! Next time, I’ll triple the sugar and double the cinnamon in the mix.
LOVE yo style!! im a DIVA 2!! Yo Food is amazing!!
I have made this recipe about twenty times. I use the Texas toast instead of the loaf and I must say this is the best French toast I have had in a long time! My children love it and request it weekly for Sunday breakfast. Now I have to try your pancake recipe to see if I can pull them from the French toast. Thank you for your help in the kitchen!
My fiance loved these! Thanks
Oh thanx a bunch diva my husband love love loved them.
I’ve been looking for the perfect recipe for french toast. I cant wait to try this in the morning