French Toast



French Toast is so easy to make and a much more filling breakfast option then plain toast.  It is also a great way to use all the little pieces of bread leftover in a loaf that don't work well for sandwiches, unless you have toddlers.  French Toast is fun because you can vary the ingredients for a slightly different taste each time you make it.  The last time I made it, I added organic orange zest and it had a delicious hint of orange flavor.  (Only use organic oranges for zest.)

I am always looking for ways to reduce my wastefulness and to use ever bit of food.  For example, as I have mentioned previously, I use the leftover liquid from making butter in my oatmeal, rather than tossing it down the sink).  Or I use the leftover drippings for oven roasting meats in my bone broths or to make soups.  After we use the larger slices of bread (we buy bakery bread that is hand-baked so it does not contain uniform slices like more processed breads do), we start putting the smallest end pieces together in a bag, which we keep in the freezer.  In fact, we keep all of our bread in the freezer since we do not go through a loaf of bread fast enough.  Breads or muffins without preservatives only last a day or two on the counter before starting to mold.

Once we have enough of the small pieces, I have French toast for breakfast.  Since we don't eat a lot of bread, this is once every month or so.

Ingredients (quantity for 2 persons):

1 range-free egg, fork beaten

1 - 1 1/2 cups milk

dash nutmeg

dash cinnamon

organic orange zest (optional)

butter for greasing skillet

 



Place egg in a small flat bottom container which your bread slices will fit into.  Add rest of ingredients except butter and stir with a fork. 

 

Heat skillet (don't use a skillet with a nonstick coating).  When skillet is hot (if it is not hot, the bread will stick to the skillet), grease generously with butter.  Then place each piece of bread into the liquid mixture, flipping over to coat both sides and set on the hot, buttered skillet.  After about a minute or when browned, flip over.  Serve with fresh fruit or eggs, but remember to eat the fruit first.