French Toast

8 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf bread
  • 4 1/4 cups milk
  • 2 lemon peels
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 eggs
  • oil
  • sugar
  • cinnamon to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Buy bread at the bakery about 2 or 3 days ahead of time.
  2. 2
    On cooking day, cut the bread in 1 to 1 1/2 centimeter slices. Cut off the corners.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, heat the milk with the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, and immediately remove from heat. Set aside.
  4. 4
    Heat a skillet with at least 3 fingers of cooking oil.
  5. 5
    Prepare four soup plates, to organize a chain process. In the first, place the milk, already warm. In the second, the whisked eggs. In the third, paper towels. In the fourth, sugar and cinnamon (enough).
  6. 6
    When the oil is hot (but not too hot) submerge each slice of bread in the milk. Let it soak for about 5 seconds on both sides.
  7. 7
    Then, pass the bread through the egg, also on both sides, and carefully place in the oil. Brown each slice of bread on both sides.
  8. 8
    Remove from skillet and place in bowl with paper towels, which should be changed regularly.
  9. 9
    Coat well-drained toast with sugar and cinnamon. Don't forget the sides of the toast.

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