Description
Probably the best French toast ever. Finishing it in the oven ensures that even thick slices are not runny or underdone. Browned butter also adds a nutty, caramel twist to the usual maple goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon butter, divided, or more as needed
- 6 (1 inch) thick slices dry brioche bread
- ¼ cup butter
- 6 tablespoons maple syrup, or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Whisk milk
- eggs
- vanilla
- sugar
- nutmeg
- and salt together in a bowl.
- Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Working in batches
- dip each slice of brioche bread in the egg mixture and cook in the hot butter until golden
- 2 to 3 minutes per side
- adding more butter as needed. Transfer French toast to a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until puffed
- 8 to 10 minutes.
- Cook and stir 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium-low heat until browned and toasty
- 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer browned butter to a cold dish. Drizzle browned butter over baked French toast and top each slice with 1 tablespoon maple syrup.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4