Alton Brown's French Toast

Tommy & I are fairly huge fans of Alton Brown & the food that he makes.  We also love how he explains all the different uses for various instruments... He, along with Paula Deen, were pretty much the inspiration to Tommy & I learning more about cooking.  

One of our new favorites to make is his french toast.  If you want to see his recipe on the food network site, click there... we've tweaked ours just a bit to better accommodate us. (we rarely have old loaves of bread, and we never buy brioche or challah... so mine will look different than his.  Ours is GREAT though!

Alton Brown's French Toast

(Printable Recipe)

Ingredients:

1 and 2/3 cup half-and-half

5 large eggs

3 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon honey, warmed in microwave for 20 seconds

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 (inch thick) slices bread (texas toast style loaf) [set out for a few hours to dry prior to cooking.

6 1/2 Tablespoons butter

Directions:

In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together the half-and-half, eggs, honey, and salt.  You may do this the night before.  When ready to cook, pour custard mixture into a pie pan and set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Dip bread into mixture, allow to soak for 30 seconds on each side, and then remove to a cooling rack that is sitting in a sheet pan, and allow to sit for 1 to 2 minutes.

Over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a 10-inch nonstick saute pan. Place 2 slices of bread at a time into the pan and cook until golden brown, approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side.  Remove from pan and place on rack in oven for 5 minutes. Repeat with all 12 slices. Serve immediately with maple syrup, whipped cream, fruit, or dust with powdered sugar.

We generally serve with either sausage or bacon and grits!

Bon Appetit!