Recipe: Samantha's French Toast

SAMANTHA'S FRENCH TOAST

4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
A sprinkle of sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
6 slices of dense bread
Maple syrup (for serving)

Mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon in a shallow, wide-bottomed bowl that is large enough to accommodate a slice of bread.

Grease a griddle with melted butter or margarine, or use cooking spray. Heat the griddle to 350 degrees F (medium-high heat).

Dip a slice of bread into the egg batter, coating both sides. Remove the bread and place it on the hot griddle. Brown the bread on both sides, cooking each side about 2 to 3 minutes.

Serve with maple syrup.

VARIATION:
Top with maple syrup and berries of your choice: strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries.

Makes 6 servings
From the Hardcover edition.
Excerpted from The Book Lover's Cookbook by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger and Janet Kay Jensen
Copyright 2003 by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger Janet Kay Jensen. Excerpted by permission of Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.