Multigrain French Toast
Deana,
For breakfast, I practically live on TJ's Frozen French Toast. It's very easy for me to heat those up and run out the door early in the morning. On the weekends however, the kids all want some and I'm looking for a more economical way than tearing through boxes of French Toast. Besides that, I have plenty of time on the weekends to spend some actual time cooking something. I'd like an easy French Toast recipe.
Thanks, Frank
Frank, thanks for the email. French Toast is popular in our house as well, and I'm familiar with the frozen TJ's French Toast. My kids are fascinated by the toaster and they love to heat them up that way (it's not on the box instructions, but it works!). Making French Toast the traditional way is not that much harder but it does require a few more minutes spent standing over the stove. My kids love to whisk the eggs and flip the toast, so it's a fun recipe we can do together.
French toast is traditionally made with white bread, but I really like the taste and texture better with nice multigrain bread of some type.
Multigrain French Toast
1/2 cup whole milk
3 eggs
1 Tbsp agave nectar (TJ's called it Organic Blue Agave) or substitute a heaping Tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
6 slices of bread (I used Milton's Multigrain Bread, a favorite in our house and carried by our Southern California TJ's)
butter or oil
1.) In a shallow bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, agave, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
2.) In a cast-iron skillet or other non-stick skillet, heat a tsp or two of oil over medium-high heat. Add an optional tab of butter for extra flavor. Dip a piece of bread in the mixture (coating both sides) and immediately put in the skillet. Add another piece or more if there's room.
3.) Cook each side until golden on the faces and crisp on the edges.
Serve with berries and top with honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, or a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Posted by Deana Gunn at March 31, 2009 
Categories: Vegetarian and Vegan , Food Recipes
Tags: brunch bread breakfast french toast vegetarian
Categories: Vegetarian and Vegan , Food Recipes
Tags: brunch bread breakfast french toast vegetarian
We love making French Toast with multigrain bread as well! Much to my husband's chagrin, white bread has been banned from our household for some time, and our regular bread is Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted multigrain bread, which makes great French Toast - really interesting texture, as you say. Trader Joe's recently discontinued Ezekiel 4:9 bread, because they now make their own version, which we've been happy with. Our kids love to eat French Toast with whipped cream.
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If you want a really decadent treat for the holidays, soak your bread in TJ's Egg Nog. Yum!
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I love the egg nog tip! We always serve ours with a fruit sauce that we make or buy (TJ's has their wild blueberry sauce which is tasty). I also add scrambled eggs on the side for a little extra protein in the mornings.
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The great thing is, now that you have this recipe, you never have to buy overpriced frozen French toast again. Just make a double batch and wrap and freeze the leftovers. Voila, instant breakfast for hectic mornings. They're great reheated in the toaster or microwave, plus they're homemade!
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Unfortunately I can't enjoy French toast, we don't have a toaster yet, not since the old one broke. Any recommendations for a good toaster?
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This is a great recipe. My friend recently introduced me to the idea of trying out different things using toast which I have never thought to do before, I really like the sound of multi-grain French toast.
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I have a seed-phobic child, so I used TJs Multigrain Country instead of Milton's... it looked less seed-y! Alas, he picked out all the visible seeds anyhow. Any reason for the whole milk? I generally use skim milk. Do you think whole milk makes a difference in the final product?
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Hi Jocelyn,
Any kind of milk (dairy - skim/whole, soy, rice, almond)would work in the recipes - just personal preference. I think the slightly higher fat content of whole milk tastes better and gives a better texture/moisture to French toast - but it's pretty marginal. Skim would be fine.
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