#086 You deserve a treat this morning

Summer French Toast

A French toast is what you make for those glorious Sunday mornings, as a little treat you give yourself for a long week. What most people don’t know is that you can absolutely make them healthy — all you need are the right ingredients. Here’s how you can make them the WARKITCHEN way 🥂

Ingredients (per person):

• 1 Egg

• 150ml (1/2 cup) fresh milk or cream

• Dash of cinnamon

• Nutmeg, freshly grated

• Bread of choice, 1" slices

• 2-3 tbsp raw honey

• Few knobs of butter

• Sunny-Side Eggs

• 2 Eggs

• Fresh parsley

• Salt

Equipment:

• Stainless steel / cast iron pan

• Bowl or tray for “batter”

Method:

1. French Toast Batter Preparation

• Combine milk, 1 egg, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl or wide tray and incorporate well

2. Cook Eggs

• Get the pan on medium heat and coat well with butter.

• Add 2 eggs to the pan when the butter starts to sizzle

• Cook thoroughly for 2-3 minutes, cover with a lid if white is under cooked

3. Cook French Toast

• Submerge toast in batter fully for 15 seconds each side

• Wipe pan clean and get it on medium heat again, coated well with butter

• Drop toast in pan and do a good sear, about 2 minutes each side

• Once ready, drizzle raw honey or maple syrup and serve.

• Tear parsley and garnish, with sea salt.

Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Does the type of bread I use matter?
Yes. Use a thick brioche if you want to stay true to recipe, or do what I do and use sprouted grain or french sourdough which is healthier.

2. Can I add vanilla?
You can, just don’t overdo it. You could gently heat the milk with a vanilla pod and let that cool before making batter

3. Do I do the eggs or toast first?
While both iterations work, I prefer cooking the eggs first. They’re sunny side so you don’t need the heat to be that high, but you want the pan ready and hot for a good crust

Variations:

• Maple syrup instead of honey

• A scoop of yogurt on toast.

• Add cacao powder to egg mixture and serve with strawberries

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Thank you for joining us on this beautiful Sunday ladies & gents 🥂

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