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Skinny French Toast

I have not always been a huge fan of French Toast and I have never been a fan of traditional sandwich bread. Something about biting into doughy syrup logged bread just didn't appeal to me. I think I finally found the answer to my ideal French Toast! I also think this is a pretty good attempt at making this dish as light as possible but still using all "real" ingredients.

I bought P. Farm super skinny bread, the one that is only about 1/4" thick figuring that it would stay crunchy and it did. I love me some bacon with my breakfast but normally don't want to waste the calories and fat on it so I made one slice per person and crumbled it up. To make matters even better last time I was in NY my parents had for me some local light amber pure maple syrup. I had blueberries in the fridge so as you can see I simply had no choice but to make French Toast for myself and Riley this morning. Ingredients: (serves 2)
8 slices of super thin sandwich bread
2 Tbsp. whole milk
1/8 tsp. cinnamon (I but an amazing Vietnamese one from Penzeys online)
2 slices of crispy bacon
1 Tbsp. butter
1/4 cup blueberries
3 Tbsp. light amber pure maple syrup

Mix with a whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon and salt in a flat bottom shallow bowl.
Heat a skillet (I use a flat non stick grill pan) over medium heat using 1/2 of the butter. (So I don't have to use a ton of butter I take a pastry brush and spread the melted butter on the pan.)

Dip the bread in the egg mixture, flip to coat both sides. I leave it in for as short a time as possible, just get it coated and get it out. Place 4 slices (if you can fit them, this is where the square pan comes in nicely) on the hot buttered pan and cook to your desired doneness. (about 45-60 seconds per side).
Repeat to do the next 4 pcs.

Immediately place the 4 slices on a plate, top with crumbled bacon and the blueberries. Top with a drizzle of the maple syrup. Enjoy!
Posted by Jennifer Miller at 9:42 AM Jennifer Miller

I've been kicking around the idea of starting a food blog for a while now and decided today is the day! I would like to start by setting expectations :-). I am a home cook, I don't have any culinary training and not everything I make comes out as planned. That being said, I LOVE to cook! It is without a doubt my favorite thing to do and I also like to take photos of the things I make. I recently won a beautiful camera at a charity event and will use this blog as my inspiration to learn how to use my fancy new camera. Hopefully over the course of time you will see both my cooking and photography skills improve!  I welcome your comments, suggestions, ideas and thoughts. Please also feel free to share my blog link with anyone you think may be interested! Thank you for your interest. Happy Cooking.
