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Cinnamon French Toast Sticks

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

⏱️ Prep: 20min🍳 Cook: 15min⏰ Total: 35min👥 Serves: 24🌡️ hot
✓ vegetarian
⚠️ Contains: 🌾 Gluten, 🥛 Dairy, 🥚 Egg

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

💡 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

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.

🍸 Pairs Well With

Also pairs well with:

mimosachampagneirish-coffeebellini