{"title":"How to Make French Toast","canonicalUrl":"https://www.showmestepbystep.com/cooking/how-to-make-french-toast","category":{"slug":"cooking","name":"Cooking"},"creator":{"name":"Preppy Kitchen","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEi9TUjuOWITy4-IXhfHbAQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7KRbKVu88"},"tldr":"Make crispy, golden French toast at home with brioche, eggs, cinnamon, and butter. Simple custard, hot pan, and a 200°F oven trick to keep batches warm.","totalDurationSeconds":371,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":[],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Crack the Eggs into a Large Bowl","text":"Crack four eggs into a large mixing bowl. Room-temperature eggs whip up a little smoother, but cold eggs straight from the fridge work fine too. The bowl needs to be wide enough to dip a slice of bread, so go bigger than you think."},{"number":2,"title":"Add Milk, Sugar, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Salt","text":"Pour in 3/4 cup whole milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and a pinch of salt. You're building a custard - sweet but not cloying, with the cinnamon and vanilla doing the heavy lifting on flavor."},{"number":3,"title":"Whisk Until Silky and Smooth","text":"Whisk the mixture for about 30 seconds. You want every streak of egg white broken up and the cinnamon dispersed. The finished custard should look uniformly pale yellow with no clumps."},{"number":4,"title":"Set the Oven to 200°F to Hold Finished Slices","text":"Turn the oven on to 200°F and put a sheet pan with a wire rack inside. As you finish each batch of French toast, you'll move it here so it stays warm and crisp while you cook the rest. Don't leave anything in there longer than 30 minutes or it'll dry out."},{"number":5,"title":"Heat Butter in a Pan over Medium Heat","text":"Set a large nonstick or cast iron pan over medium heat. Once it's hot, drop in 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter and let it melt and foam. Butter is what gives French toast that deep golden crust - don't substitute oil unless you absolutely need to."},{"number":6,"title":"Dip Each Slice in the Custard","text":"Take a thick-cut slice of brioche, challah, milk bread, or sourdough and lay it in the custard. A few seconds per side is plenty if you want a clean texture; soak it longer (5 seconds per side) for a more custardy middle. Don't let the bread sit and fall apart."},{"number":7,"title":"Cook 2 Minutes Per Side Until Golden","text":"Lay the soaked bread into the foaming butter. Cook about 2 minutes on the first side. When the bottom is deep golden brown, flip and cook the other side. The first batch always cooks the darkest because the pan is just settling into temp - don't sweat it."},{"number":8,"title":"Hold Cooked Slices in the Warm Oven","text":"Move each finished slice to the wire rack in the warm oven. Add another tablespoon of butter to the pan and keep cooking the rest of the bread the same way. The rack lets air circulate underneath so the bottom stays crisp instead of going soggy.Serve with maple syrup, powdered sugar, fresh berries, or all three."}],"recipe":{"servings":"Serves 4","prepMinutes":5,"cookMinutes":15,"cuisine":"American","ingredients":[{"name":"thick-sliced bread","notes":"brioche or challah works best","amount":"8 slices"},{"name":"eggs","amount":"4 large"},{"name":"whole milk","amount":"1 cup"},{"name":"vanilla extract","amount":"1 teaspoon"},{"name":"ground cinnamon","amount":"1 teaspoon"},{"name":"butter","notes":"for the pan","amount":"2 tablespoons"},{"name":"maple syrup","amount":"to serve"}]},"lastUpdated":"2026-05-19T14:10:36.357Z","published":"2026-04-27T16:19:52.157Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}