Crunchy French Toast

French Toast is said to have originated in meideval Europe at a time when cooks needed to utilize every bit of food they had to feed their families, including stale bread. They knew that stale bread could be given a new life with a little moisture and heat.

In keeping with the tradition of using all food available, even if it is stale or a very small portion, this recipe is sensible and tasty. So, if your bread is not so fresh and there are mere crumbs at the bottom of your cereal box, this recipe will provide you a delicious breakfast treat.

Cereal Encrusted French Toast

Ingredients

  • 4 slices of bread (stale bread works well)
  • 3/4-1 cup of cereal crushed (flakes or puffed rice cereal works best)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup of milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 dashes of cinammon
  • powdered sugar (optional)
  • fresh fruit (optional)

Directions

  1. Pre-heat electric skillet to 350 degrees.
  2. In a shallow dish combine milk, egg, vanilla extract and cinammon. Mix together with a fork.
  3. Place cereal crumbs in another shallow dish .
  4. Add butter to heated skillet.
  5. When the butter melts, dredge each piece of bread in the egg mixture making sure each side is coated.
  6. Dredge the moist bread in the brumbs, covering both sides.
  7. Place coated bread slices in the electric skillet and cook for 4 minutes on each side.
  8. Remove the bread slices from the skillet when they are nice and crunchy.
  9. Place fresh fruit on top and sprinkle with powdered sugar (if desired).

This recipe makes 4 slices.