French toast recipe

Bread that is slightly stale works best for French toast, as it doesn’t disintegrate when you wet it with the egg. Cook the sandwiches over a gentle heat so that they cook all the way through and the chocolate really melts into a sticky goo.

Ingredients

Details

  • Cuisine: French
  • Recipe Type: Dessert
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Preparation Time: 5 mins
  • Cooking Time: 5 mins
  • Serves: 2

Step-by-step

  1. Spread two of the slices of bread with a thick gooey layer of chocolate spread of pile on the chocolate buttons. Top with a layer of bananas and then close the deal with the remaining bread.
  2. Beat the eggs in a bowl with the sugar, milk, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Place the sandwiches in the sunny egg mixture and let them soak it up for 2 minutes on each side.
  3. Melt the butter in a pan over a medium to low heat, then fry the sandwiches on both sides until they are golden and puffy. Serve with a scattering of pistachio nuts and a dusting of icing sugar if you absolutely must. Eat at once.

Also worth your attention:

More recipes from Ravinder Bhogal

Ravinder Bhogul: The competition that changed everything

Recipes taken from Cook In Boots by Ravinder Bhogal (HarperCollins, £18.99) available at Amazon.co.uk and all good bookshops.

Comments


View Comments

Share the love