Brioche French Toast

Be sure to start your day with a breakfast of 

Brioche French Toast

Cook's Notes: Brioche bread is hands down the best bread for French toast, in my opinion. It is rich, buttery, and fluffy, and makes the most amazing French toast. It is definitely a very indulgent bread, but SO worth it! If you want the best French toast, start with the best bread! You can find brioche at most bakeries and some grocery stores carry brioche too. If you can’t find brioche bread, you can use Texas toast, Challah, or French bread. They are all good options. If you need the recipe to be gluten-free, make sure you use gluten-free bread.

Cooking Tip: To avoid soggy French Toast remove 8 pieces of bread and place on a baking sheet 2 hours ahead to dry out. Turn the bread once during this time 

The recipe makes 8 pieces of French Toast and was adapted from twopeasandtheirpod

Ingredients: 

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk or half and half 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1- 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or 1 teaspoon Saigon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt 
• 8 slices Broche bread 
• Butter for griddle 
• Maple syrup, powdered sugar, and berries for serving, bacon as a side if desired

Directions: 

• If using an electric griddle,  preheat it to 350 degrees. Coat the griddle with butter. 
• Add the eggs, milk, vanilla, half of the cinnamon, and salt in a shallow pan or pie plate. Whisk until well combined. Can use a blender for this step. 
• Dip each side of the bread in the egg mix and place on a preheated griddle or fry pan. 
• Cook the French toast until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Serve the French toast warm with maple syrup, powdered sugar, and berries, if desired.
• If you want a crispier French toast slice place it in a toaster before serving. 
• Note-to keep the French toast warm, heat the oven to 200 degrees. Place a wire rack on a large baking sheet and place the French toast on the rack. Keep warm in the oven for up to 30 minutes.

The following post is a wrap-up from Valentine's Day and could be just the special drink you were looking for your next gathering. It is made with just 6 ingredients.

Chocolate Martini

Cook's Notes:

This is the recipe above but add in three more ingredients; chocolate syrup, grated chocolate, and ice. If you go to youtube there are many how-to instructions.

Directions:

Place martini glasses in the freezer to chill for a few hours.

When ready to begin note you will be making one cocktail at a time in a standard cocktail shaker.

1. Place ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and add the following

3 oz. Baileys Irish cream, 1 oz. vodka, 2 oz chocolate liqueur

2. Remove glasses from the freezer and place some chocolate syrup on a plate. Rub the rim of the glass in the syrup and swirl the syrup inside the glass and in the bottom using the chocolate syrup bottle to create swirls.

3. Give the cocktail shaker several good shakes and pour liquid into the glass.

4. Grate chocolate with a microplane over the drink and serve. You could use chocolate sprinkles instead of grating chocolate.