Recipe name:
Fabulous French Toast Jr. League Centennial Cookbook
Recipe category:
Breakfasts
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Recipe details: Fabulous French Toast- Jr. League Centennial Cookbook
1 loaf white bread -- unsliced OR 1 loaf French bread -- unsliced 1 cup milk 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 eggs -- beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup bacon grease OR 1/4 cup vegetable oil confectioners' sugar -- for garnish maple sugar 1. Cut the bread into 3/4-inch-thick slices. 2. Heat the milk in a saucepan; add the sugar, stirring to dissolve. Remove from heat; cool slightly. 3. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt; mix well. 3. Dip each slice of bread into the milk mixture until well coated. Place in a flat dish and pour the remaining liquid over the bread. 4. Cover and refrigerate overnight. 5. In a heavy skillet, fry the bread in very hot bacon grease until golden on both sides. 6. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugars. Serve hot with maple syrup. Variation: Add 2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier to the milk; decrease the sugar to 1 tablespoon and the vanilla to 1/2 teaspoon. Serves 4. Notes: This recipe was included in the Dekalk County, GA, Junior League cookbook, PEACHTREE BOUQUET. It appears in THE JUNIOR LEAGUE CENTENNIAL COOKBOOK: Over 750 of the Most Treasured Recipes from 200 Junior Leagues, by The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc., 1996, Main Street Books, Doubleday, New York, ISBN 0-385-47731-7, page 291. Edited for MasterCook by K. Hudson Lipin, 07/05/99 |