Elegant Easy French Toast - Very Southern

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup real maple syrup
• 1 -3 tablespoon good bourbon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 loaf french bread
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter
• 2 -3 large eggs, well beaten
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half or 1 tablespoon light cream
• 1/2-1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat griddle or frying pan and add butter only to coat the surface.
• 2 heat syrup in your toaster oven [or microwave].
• 3 slice french bread on the diagonal, about 1-1/2 to 2 inches thick.
• 4 blend the well beaten eggs with the cream, vanilla and sugar.
• 5 dip bread quickly into egg-cream mixture on both sides and lay gently in frying pan.
• 6 turn when the bottom side is just golden and remove quickly when both sides are done.
• 7 if you think the inside is not well-cooked enough, you can put this in a 350 oven, or in the toaster oven for 10-15 minutes.
• 8 add bourbon to taste to warm syrup and serve with butter -- .