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Cinnamon French Toast Sticks

Golden brown French toast strips served with warm maple syrup for dipping

sweetEasyFrench-American
Prep20 minCook15 minTotal35 minServes24Temphot
✓ vegetarian
⚠ Contains: 🌾 Gluten, 🥛 Dairy, 🥚 Egg
Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 loafbrioche bread(sliced thick, crusts removed)
  • 4eggs
  • 1 cupwhole milk
  • 2 tbspsugar
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 tspcinnamon
  • 0.25 tspnutmeg
  • 4 tbspbutter(for cooking)
  • powdered sugar(for dusting)
  • 1 cupmaple syrup(warmed, for dipping)
Make Ahead

Keep warm in 200°F oven while cooking batches. Best served fresh.

Instructions
  1. 1Cut bread slices into 1-inch wide sticks
  2. 2Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg
  3. 3Dip bread sticks in custard, coating all sides
  4. 4Let excess drip off - don't oversoak
  5. 5Melt butter in large skillet or griddle over medium heat
  6. 6Cook sticks until golden brown on all sides, about 2 minutes per side
  7. 7Transfer to wire rack to keep crispy
  8. 8Dust with powdered sugar
  9. 9Serve warm with small cups of maple syrup for dipping
Notes
Pro Tips

Day-old brioche absorbs custard without falling apart. Don't soak too long or sticks will be soggy. Medium heat is key - too hot and outside burns before inside cooks. Keeping finished sticks on wire rack prevents them from getting soggy on the bottom.

History & Origin

French toast, known as pain perdu (lost bread) in France, dates back to ancient Rome as a way to use stale bread. The stick format became popular with frozen breakfast foods in the 1980s but translates beautifully to homemade brunch party fare.

Cocktail Pairings
Pairs Well With
mimosachampagneirish-coffeebellini
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