Chef John's French Toast

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 eggs

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

1 pinch salt

6 (1 inch thick) slices French bread

1 tablespoon butter, or as needed

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, allspice, and salt together in a large bowl. Place bread slices in egg mixture and soak, turning to coat, until bread is completely saturated.

Melt butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook bread in hot butter until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer toasted bread to a baking sheet.

Bake toast in the oven until outside is crisp and slightly puffed, 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 199 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 69 mg
• Sodium: 396 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 30 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 9 g