The Perfect Breakfast

Every Sunday morning my family will wake up and my Dad will make us all breakfast before I have to go to work. Every Sunday we have the same thing - French Toast. There is not many things I like more then French Toast, all of the egg in a beautiful piece of bread - delicious!

French toast is really simple to make. All you will need is

• Sliced bread
• Milk
• Eggs
• Salt and Pepper

Use an egg for each person you're cooking for, and about 1/4 of a cup of milk per egg.

Step 1:

Whisk the eggs and milk together and put in some ground salt and pepper.

Step 2:

Put the desired amount of bread into a large dish (I usually use a casserole dish) and pour the egg mixture over the bread. Ensure all the bread is covered in egg. Turn the bread over after half the mixture is poured to get the desired coverage.

Step 3:

Cook in a fry pan until golden.

French Toast isn't really difficult to make, but there are a few secrets that will make all the difference to your breakfast.

Secret 1 - the bread

Using just your normal bread from the supermarket will be ok, but it won't be as good as it could be. Using sourdough or a heavier bread like this will make the meal so much better. Make sure you don't slice it too thick though - slices about 1-1.5cm thick will be perfect. The bread doesn't need to be fresh, it could be left over from lunch a few days before. Just make sure it isn't too far gone or it won't be very nice. 

Secret 2 - soaking the bread

The longer you leave the bread to soak the nicer it will be. This is particularly important if you use a bread like sourdough, where the egg needs longer to make it to the whole way through the bread. My advice, make the mixture and pour it over the bread, and then go make a coffee or have a shower or something. After you're ready come back and cook it, and it will be delicious.