This is a very basic French Toast recipe, the star component of which is the fantastic rustic Boule baked for us by Denver Bread Company. Any dense bread will do nicely, Challah, Sourdough, French Bread and our everyday whole wheat or potato bread will all do quite well.

This works best with bread which is a day or so old, and has had time to get a little firm. This way the bread doesn’t soak up the batter too quickly and fall apart before hitting the pan. French toast:

-4-6 thick slices of Boule (I slice the hard skin off and save it for bread crumbs)

-3 eggs

-1 cup cold milk ( you can use heavy cream, ½ and ½ , or soy milk)

-2 tablespoons white sugar

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-1 teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, anise) or any combo of those

mix batter thoroughly with a whisk or in a blender, soak the bread in batter until it has soaked through.

Using a hot griddle or buttered pan, grill on both sides till the outside is cooked, you can finish in a heated oven if the bread is very thick and taking too long.

Syrup:

-1 cup maple syrup

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-1 tablespoon Orange marmalade

mix all together, serve warm

powdered sugar and fresh berries to garnish

Recipe by Biju, Executive Chef of swimclub32. Swimclub32 features some great local farms and Artisans like Denver Bread Company, and works closely with Niman ranch of California to bring some of the Best Beef and Pork in the country to our friends in Denver. Biju is also an Instructor with Mis en Place cooking school downtown Denver, which features some of Denvers’ finest chefs in a fun, interactive

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