Eating The Sky

French toast is oddly enough an American breakfast and brunch staple that is probably as old as the invention of bread itself. It was originally created as a way to thwart throwing away stale bread. Pieces would be soaked in milk and fried. The addition of eggs was probably soon after, somewhere around the 15th century when it was known as "Armeritter".

I personally have been making french toast since around the time I could say it correctly. It's the fastest and one of the cheapest breakfasts around. You'll need at least of couple of eggs, some sliced bread, butter and/or vegetable oil (canola is what I use), milk, cinnamon, a diced apple, salt, sugar, nutmeg, honey and /or maple syrup.

First saute the apples in a little butter and add a little cinnamon, nutmeg, honey and a TINY splash of water. They should take about 5 minutes max on medium-low heat.

Next crack those eggs into a wide mixing bowl (big enough for the bread to lay in). Sprinkle in a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. Whip until smooth. Oil your non-stick skillet, lay a piece of bread in the wet mix on each side and lay in the pan. Cook about 2 minutes each side on medium heat or if you like less brown try 3-4 minutes on medium low (the pan should sizzle a little). I like to put each piece on a plate in the microwave until I'm ready to eat it. No I don't nuke the french toast. As a matter of fact I loathe the microwave and will go out of my way to not use it.

When done toss the apples on top with some maple syrup and curse your local breakfast place for not being able to pull it off like this! (Unless you go to Snooze which is awesome, but expensive)