{"id":1242,"slug":"french-toast","title":"French Toast","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 egg","About ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) milk or cream (more for softer, less eggy French toast; less for firmer, more eggy toast)","2–3 slices bread (see notes)","Butter, margarine, or cooking oil","½ teaspoon vanilla extract or similar","¼–1 teaspoon nutmeg, cinnamon or other powdered spices suitable for sweet foods","½ teaspoon sugar or honey","¼ teaspoon salt","¼ teaspoon pepper","Maple syrup","Jam, jelly, fruit syrup","Whipped cream","Powdered sugar","Nuts","Honey","Bacon","Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and/or bananas"],"ingredients_norm":["egg","milk or cream","bread","butter margarine or cooking oil","vanilla extract or similar","nutmeg cinnamon or other powdered spices suitable for sweet food","sugar or honey","salt","pepper","maple syrup","jam jelly fruit syrup","whipped cream","powdered sugar","nut","honey","bacon","raspberries strawberries blueberries and/or banana"],"steps":["Whisk the eggs, milk, and optional ingredients in a bowl until fully combined and no streaks of egg white remain.","Heat up a frying pan, skillet, or griddle to medium-low heat.","Grease the pan with butter, margarine, or cooking spray.","Soak each side of the bread in the egg mixture only until it is coated and has absorbed a little of the mixture. (See the Notes below for which breads work best.)","Make sure the bread is not falling apart. Soft breads need only a quick dip; sturdier breads can soak a few seconds longer.","Cook, turning once, until both sides of the bread are browned and the inside is cooked through.","Serve on plates, with toppings as desired."],"categories":["Breakfast recipes","Recipes using egg","Recipes using bread","Pan fried recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes for dessert","Kid-friendly recipes","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using cream","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using cooking spray","Recipes using fruit preserves","Recipes using maple syrup"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":10,"servings":null,"yield_text":"2–3 slices","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:French_Toast","source_ref":"4655023","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:French_Toast&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4a7b3b0454cea22438ec7bb45ac12dac6c30b35172c28dc0bfbb12f20dc0d8c7","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/french-toast"}