French Toast (pg 644) with Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread (pg 599)

One of the things you still can't find in the grocery stores around here is bread, so I've been baking ours myself. 

This is great for my mental health and bicep strength but it does have a tendency to dry out quickly.  So we're always looking for something to do with stale bread, and what's more classic than French Toast?

The basic recipe in Joy is pretty simple...make a batter with eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla (rum is also given as a variation), soak the bread, and fry it up.  I also added some nutmeg (because evidently we Piepers are incapable of actually just following a recipe as written).

Joy recommends using a non-stick skillet with a tablespoon of butter to fry your toast, but I was taught to deep fry the stuff in vegetable oil (let's hear it for seventh grade Home Ec at King's Canyon Junior High!) and some things can't be unlearned.

It was perfect if I do say so myself.

The white stuff is powdered sugar which is how any sensible person dresses their French Toast.

Julie:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mike:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (even though he sort of ruined his with syrup)