This easy French Toast recipe is the BEST, with a thicker batter and cinnamon sugar flavors that really set it apart. It’s one of our family’s favorite breakfasts!
Want more breakfast recipes? Try Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs Benedict and Belgian Waffles!
If I offered up breakfast options for a family vote, everyone would choose this classic French Toast recipe, served with fresh fruit, syrup and whipped cream! We’ve been making it for decades, and it’s truly the best french toast recipe!
How to Make French Toast:
Combine Ingredients: Add of the ingredients, except the bread, to a blender or shallow dish and mix to combine.
Dip Bread: Dip each bread slice into the egg mixture, dredging on both sides.
Cook: Place bread on hot greased griddle or large skillet. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until golden.
Serve: I love to serve this easy french toast warm, with homemade syrup and a side of berries!
Ingredients Notes:
Bread: I recommend using thick sliced bread, like Sara Lee Artesano, Texas Toast, or leftover homemade bread. It’s nice (but not necessary) if the bread is a few days old, or slightly stale. We also loving using thick slices of cinnamon bread or brioche!
Flour: My Secret Ingredient! The flour helps to make more of a “batter” for dipping the bread, which yields extra fluffy and delicious french toast. If mixing the batter by hand, start by mixing flour and eggs, then add the milk and remaining ingredients.
Milk: Any kind of milk will work (even dairy free), but the the higher fat milk, the creamier the batter will be. Whole milk works great and you could even add a little splash of cream if you want.
More French Toast Recipes:
- Crunchy French Toast
- Brioche French Toast
- French Toast Roll Ups
- Pumpkin French Toast
- Eggnog French Toast
- Air Fryer French Toast
- Baked French Toast Casserole
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: The batter can be made 1-2 days ahead of time, depending on the freshness of your ingredients.
To Freeze: Allow french toast to cool completely and store in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 3 months. Rewarm on a skillet, in the toaster, or for a few seconds in the microwave.
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Recipe
French Toast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 thick slices bread
Instructions
- Preheat griddle to 350 degrees F or or heat a skillet over medium heat.
- Add all ingredients, except the bread, to a blender or to a shallow dish and whisk well to combine. If whisking by hand, mix flour and eggs together first, then add remaining ingredients.
- Dip bread slices into the batter, dredging them well on both sides, and place on hot, greased griddle or skillet.
- Cook for a few minutes, until the bottom of the breads starts to get golden brown. Flip and cook on the other side the same.
- Remove to a plate. Serve warm with syrup and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Notes
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I originally shared this recipe in February 2015. Updated April 2018, June 2021 and October 2022.
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Halved all ingredients except for the vanilla for a small batch and these were excepional
I used homemade sourdough bread and this french toast recipe was amazing! My four kids devoured it in minutes. Thank you. ❤️
I like this as a base for my batter. A fun trick I learned from waffles is replace the white sugar with brown (about half as much as called for if not even a bit less) and after a few breads soaks add a bit more cinnamon. Made the best batch ever and we ate it without any syrup as it was just that darn good! Thanks for the starting point on a delicious treat!
Best I’ve come across. Can’t miss recipe. Suggest thin bread for pan frying.
I used an immersion blender. So easy! Husband said the best French Toast he’s ever had…thanks for a great simple recipe.
Used this recipe to teach my 10 year old how to make French Toast. Recipe was super simple for her to follow and turned out great!
I made this with Challah bread on my electric griddle this morning. It was easy and delicious! Thank you 😀
Delicious! Best I’ve ever had at home. I used brioche.
Made this for breakfast! It’s the perfect amount of sweet. Soooo yummy. My daughter ate 3 pieces easy this morning. ❤️
Haven’t had french toast in years. Decided this was a good for a Sunday night dinner. Your recipe is “spot on”. The best. A keeper for sure…
Thanks Gordon! I’m so glad you liked it.
Definitely my favorite French toast recipe! Blended everything up and used Texas toast sliced bread. 10/10! My kids are already asking me to make them again!
I just made this for my wife and she said it was the best French toast she had ever had. Guess I’m good for another 22 years in our marriage.
I don’t know what I did wrong, but the flour ended up in the bottom of the batter. So, it was more like making French toast the regular way… It was good, but not what I expected. And I had a lot of batter leftover; enough to make enough scrambled eggs for a family of 5 and give the dogs some.. (I had double the recipe).
The best recipe
Best french toast I’ve probably ever had, the batter is genius 👌
Thank you for the recipe. Worked out perfectly!
I’ve always used McCormick’s recipe and it was alright, but I didn’t really love it. I was intrigued by the idea of adding flour and just blending everything instead of whisking. Wow – this recipe didn’t disappoint, and I don’t know how I didn’t think of it before. The mixture was so much more uniform and easier to deal with without clumps of egg or cinnamon. My new go-to! FYI – the normal recipe made almost a whole loaf of bread’s worth, so you might want to halve if you’re making for 1-2 people. Used Oatly oat milk and it worked well.
Thank you for mentioning the use and success of Oatly in this recipe.
I used English Muffin bread and didn’t include the flour. Cooked in buttered skillet and it turned out amazing! No sagging of the bread after cooking and very flavorful. Husband asked for more 😋
I wonder about the calorie count. Am I correct in assuming that is for the batter alone?
The count is for 1 slice of French toast! Enjoy!
I was craving french toast and started searching for a recipe. I have used several recipes from Tastes Better From Scratch before and all were a success….this one is now added to that list. So easy to make and DELICIOUS!!! Both my husband and son loved it too. Definitely one I will be using over and over.
My husband requested French Toast for his bday breakfast and so I used your recipe, he loved it! The flavor was great, texture was nice and super easy to whip up. Thank you
This is absolutely the BEST french toast I have ever tasted. I used unflavored almond milk. Thank you so much!
Just made this and it was absolutely delicious! I noticed the color looking slightly darker than the usual french toast, which I think is coming from blending the batter with the vanilla extract and cinnamon. Next time I’ll try adding those ingredients last and fold them in genrly rather than fully blend.
Lauren, I’m not going to rate your recipe because I made a comment under the crunchy French toast recipe that applies to this one and all your French toast recipes. I do love your site and French toast is a favorite recipe at our home. Try my suggestion and see if it doesn’t make it better
Soooo what’s your suggestion
I didn’t go find her suggestion. But I use this recipe all the time. Only thing I do differently is lightly toast my bread and let it cool before dipping and cooking. It’s absolutely fabulous!!
And what is your suggestion? I am curious on how this could be any better than it is.
The best french toast I have ever made and had.
Perfect French toast recipe! I began making this during the pandemic. I made it again today and you deserve to know what a keeper it recipe is. Your secret ingredient of flour, plus cinnamon and vanilla are fantastic!
Delicious! My go-to recipe.
I made this today for breakfast. We both really liked it. My husband said it was the best French toast he’s had in a long time, maybe ever!
This recipe is a keeper for sure! I used cardamom in place of cinnamon because cinnamon triggers my hub’s heartburn. Other than that, made it as written. I was frying bacon on the griddle at the same time and some of the baguette slices I was using made it into the hot bacon grease. Whooooooweee, that was good! It was like batter covered french toast!
So tasty!! It’s a great recipe, thanks for sharing!
Used this recipe a few times now. I added a little bit of brown sugar. Even though I used this for bread& raisin bread, this recipe is also good for using up croissants.
Fantastic! Great recipe. Thank you!
The best french toast ever!! Used brown sugar instead of white and used thick raisin bread! An easy recipe with lots of flavour!
Best French toast I’ve ever made. I used the remainder of a loaf of Texas Toast that I had purchased six days prior. Perfect texture and flavor, topped with blueberries and sugar free syrup.
Truly the best French toast I have ever made. Adding the flour is a game changer! Love the texture, taste, and consistency.
Best French toast! The addition of flour is so smart to make it a bit more like a batter coating the bread. This will be my new go to recipe!
Loved it! I cut the recipe in half for 2 people and it was great. Served up with some fresh berries and maple syrup to make the perfect brunch.
Cut it down to 2 servings. Used Tuscan dark bread. Not a rich outcome, but satisfying enough for the “feel” of FT. Next time I’ll use a lighter bread, break down and grease with butter and sub non-fat greek yogurt for the milk. Not sure how that’ll work, but hoping a richer taste.
The best french toast recipe I’ve ever made. My friend who doesn’t normally enjoy FT loved this!
Will never use another French toast recipe. This is the one. It’s wildly good. Thank you!
Finally the perfect french toast!! Thank you
Perfect French toast!
These will be my go to for good for my family. You can make them up even the night before because these are even great as leftovers even cold without syrup on them. The leftovers for us worked great for the kids for a quick snack, breakfast,
or even make them into a dessert. I’m going to try and freeze a batch to see how that goes i think they will still be great. Thanks so much for this recipe
Can’t wait to try it!
Cooked this up and served it for our traditional Christmas morning breakfast. It was a hit among everyone!
Just made this recipe with croissant Toast – everyone said it was the best French toast they’ve ever had and asked for the recipe – definitely recommend!
This recipe is amazing! We made it Christmas morning and everybody said it was the best French toast they’ve had!
Excellent recipe! Pleased everyone for Christmas breakfast. The only thing I did differently was add a sprinkle of nutmeg.
I’m a huge HUGE french toast fan(attic)!! Though I’ve never tried it with flour!! I’m sensing a cooking excursion in my very near future!! Can’t wait to try this amazing sounding recipe!! Thank you for the share!!
Wouldn’t make again. Way to sweet with half the sugar – remember, you’re usually eating with maple syrup. French toast batter doesn’t have to be this involved to be delicious. Cinnamon should never be in the recipe unless you know that everyone eats it. Just as easy to add at table.
I accidentally made the recipe without sugar and it was perfect.
Fantastic recipe! The sweetness was just enough. Delicious!
I’ve made this several times. Absolutely Fantastic.
Wow! I made this for breakfast today. My family scarfed this down so quickly. I followed the recipe exactly (blender method), and it turned out perfectly. I can’t wait to use this to host a bougie brunch with friends.
Was a big hit with the whole family!
I never liked French Toast. But, for some reason, I felt the urge to make it. I found this recipe and it turned out really well. I used bread of normal thickness and I halved the recipe in case I didn’t like it. The bread didn’t soak up so much of the batter (possibly because it wasn’t very thick), such that I ended up using eight or more slices of bread for half the recipe otherwise. I used maple sugar instead of conventional sugar. I used a gluten-free flour. I also left out the cinnamon from the batter. Instead, I sprinkled some cinnamon on top after making it. I had it with some maple syrup. It was very satisfying. Thank you! 🙂
This recipe is great. I’ve made it about 4 times since I discovered the recipe a week ago! Even though it’s great as written, I couldn’t help myself by experimenting a bit. My favorite version so far has been substituting brown sugar for white sugar and adding an extra 2 T cornstarch (along with the flour that’s already in the recipe). And using leftover thanksgiving dinner rolls (I use a sweet, buttery recipe for those), sliced crosswise in half, as the bread. This version has had the best crispy-fluffiness. Thank you!
I wasn’t really a HUGE fan of French toast probably because it was always too dry, too eggy, too wet etc. This is PERFECT. Holy crap it’s so freaking good.
This was a great recipe. I made it as written and my husband raved about it. This is now my go-to French Toast recipe.
The best recipe!!! I only has thin bread, but toasted and that helped it from getting soggy. Definitely a household favorite now.
perfect with sourdough!
HANDS DOWN–#1 NUMBER ONE FRENCH TOAST RECIPE OF ALL TIME!!
I am 51 years young and I have eaten a tremendous amount of french toast in my life. I saw a 5 star recipe above this one and saw the pic of this and I decided to give it a try. Every single bite I took, came with the comforting sound of yummy!!! Ummmy ummmmy ummmmy!! Wow!! Thank you Lauren Allen, for sharing this recipe with the world!! You should patent this recipe and sell it!! It was truly that great!! I’ll be using many more of your recipes as I look for my next meals!! Hands down, the best ever!!
Great 👍🏼
I made this for my husband last night, we had breakfast for dinner! Made it exactly as written and he loved it! We both loved it~ I didn’t have milk so I used half and half. Super yummy. I will be making again. Thank you for this delicious French Toast recipe Lauren!
So I completely forgot the milk while making this (I’ll blame it on pregnancy brain) and my husband said “that’s…pretty damn good”
So even without the milk it was a hit 🤣
I was looking for a better French toast recipe than the one I usually use and I came across this one. This is the best French toast recipe ever!! My family loves it and we will be using only this recipe from now on. Thank you so much for sharing it!!
Yummm! First time making French toast and my kids and I loved it! Thanks!
I go back to this recipe over and over. It’s the best!
I love this recipe! Adjust some of the ingredients to my own liking by reducing the sugar, salt, and flour and yet it still came out amazingly good. And with the bread keeping still intact and fluffy with the help of the flour. Since we are in the fall seasoning I added a dash pumpkin spice oat creamer into the mix and everyone at home loved it. It was like having fall on our plates. Serving size was exact as described for 8. Will definitely be making this again more for the season.
The addition of flour to the batter made the toast cook unevenly. Sugar in the batter seems unnecessary too.
Won’t use this recipe again. The simpler recipes I’ve tried before were more successful.
So delicious that you don’t even need syrup!!
I love this recipe. I was surprised at first to see that it includes flour. I’ve never added flour when I made French toast before.
I used a cinnamon challah bread I bought from a local bakery, so I didn’t have to add cinnamon to the mixture.
It tasted delicious. I’m guessing the flour helped hold the bread intact. My daughters loved it as well.
I’ve made a lot, so I’m freezing them and will serve them for breakfast during school week or the weekend.
The recipe was great. I had a decent amount of batter left over so i poured the rest down the front and back of my pants and then took the bus all the way to work, savoring the aromatic and creamy batter all day.
So good. Toasted the brioche bread before dipping it. Used 11 slices to use up the egg mixture. Going to freeze the extra for a quick breakfast some day.
Love the simplicity of the recipe and it tastes delicious. First french toast recipe my husband and son enjoyed. Glad to have found it, thank you!
Made this for my son’s birthday breakfast. He couldn’t stop raving about it! WOW! Thank you!
I’m eating this as I type…just made this and topped with maple syrup and powdered sugar and strawberries – delicious.
Laura. Do me a favor. Just once, try adding 1/2 cup of flour to make the batter a little thicker. Then….fry the French toast in vegetable oil; a kinda semi deep fry. We’ve made it like this my whole life. Comes out with some nice crispiness on the outside and nice and soft on the inside.
why does your video combine all of the ingredients but your instructions explain if mixing by hand, mix first the egg and flour first, then add all of the ingredients afterwards. I did make it and followed the steps accordingly. it was good but not as good as I expected from the comments. I’ll keep it and try again with a little stale(r) bread next time.
I was wondering the same thing.
very tasty
I used french bread.
Been cooking French Toast for decades and thought the sogginess was just a characteristic of homemade French Toast. My daughter and I did this according to your recipe last night and my God. In the words of my wife, “It tasted just like the French Toast sticks you get at the store and at restaurants.” Adding flour to the mix was like finding out that chocolate milk changes your life with a sprinkle of salt in it. The only thing is with our griddle set at 350, they cooked proper twice as fast as the recipe noted (even burned a piece or two) and I used a bit more cinnamon because…yeah. Great recipe!
okay so other than my previous comment about Instruction #2 (I never did get it to mix thoroughly, but close!), this IS a delicious recipe. with the one modification I suggested, this now becomes my go-to for French toast. thank you for sharing!
Great and well received by the seniors that I provide meals for on a regular basis.
Amazing. For the first time, my french toast is as good as the diner.
Fantastic recipe! I used buttermilk this morning, and it was a big hit. Love the addition of flour and the proportions of eggs to milk. Thanks!
The best French toast ever!I used brioche bread and it melted in my mouth.Thanks for a great recipe!
I’m going to take this this weekend, but I’ll use sourdough bread. It gives a little bite that blends with the sweetness so well.
Awesome recipe. Tastes fantastic. Recommend using metric weight measurements as measuring 1/3 cups is sort arbitrary
Love the recipe, similar to French Toast made for decades, love the addition of flour. One thing different I do, instead of sugar, add couple tablespoons maple syrup…helps brown it up nicely, and what a great flavor …cut calories since not needing additional syrup. Also, I add freshly rasped nutmeg…so strong a flavor, only need few swipes on the rasp, but what a diff from the pre-packaged stuff.
As Tony the tiger says, GREEEAAAT! 😋
We drink 2% milk, so I added 1/4 Cup of Half & Half, along with the 2/3 Cup of 2% milk. I used thick slices of homemade white bread.
Absolutely the best French Toast I’ve ever eaten!
Next time I will try adding blueberries with Sara Lee Artesano , thank you berry much!
By the way, your not a single mom of 4 are you?!
This is the absolute best recipe I have ever made for French Toast! The only way I will make french toast for now on.
Just made this for the first time. Adding flour made my bread so much fluffier. This will be new way to make French toast from now on!
Very delicious. I make it w/Just Egg substitute and unsweetened almond milk for dairy/egg allergic family members and it is a big hit. One thing;I took a snap shot w/my phone of this recipe. Now I see the snap photo says 1/2 C of sugar but now the website says 1/4 C. I’m sure I used 1/2 around January 2022. Carol
This is the best recipe for French Toast! I use Texas toast or brioche bread. It is absolutely perfect without changing a thing! My kids and all of their friends request that I make this recipe frequently. I’ve even heard the boy’s (13 year olds) talking about it.
Excellent!
I used Brioche bread and brown sugar in lieu of white. Very similar to my the recipe my mom made when I was younger. The flour makes a huge difference in the batter. Don’t skip that ingredient. It does make a difference. I used up all the batter and froze the slices. I allowed them to cool on a wire rack before freezing in a freezer bag with foil between the slices.
Wow! If you love warm, fluffy French toast make this recipe. We used soft, leftover hamburger buns and even using those it turned out great! (I smashed the top bun a bit with the spatula.) Making 1/2 the recipe worked fine too. 🙂
My husband, a chef, is quite particular with his food and only likes french toast if it isn’t soggy! I’ve made a lot of recipes that ended in soggy french toast despite experimenting with the egg/milk ratio! I declared I was craving french toast this morning and saw your recipe had good reviews. I always scroll at the ingredients before committing to a recipe and the fact that you added flour, had me questions the 20 years of my life! I immediately knew you were on to something! Sure enough the flour added that extra touch that coated the bread perfectly and in my opinion probably helped prevent the french toast from getting too soggy! The french toast was bomb, and hubby approved! My new go to recipe! Thanks a million!
I added extra vanilla flavor and cinnamon and used whole wheat bread, next time I will use brioche bread.
Delicious and super easy to make. I used evaporated milk because we were out of regular.
Was awesome
The best French Toast is when you soak the bread in the egg mixture over night and then cook it in a fry pan with butter. THE BEST!!! Don’t just dip it, SOAK IT!!!
It is so good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my go to French Toast recipe now. The flour gives it that little extra cling and actually fries up well in some brown butter.
This was my first attempt at making French Toast, it turned out soo good, I’m not going to try any other recipes. My housemates all loved it and said how delicious they were. I’m about to make some more now, so glad I picked your recipe first. I used brioche
This is the first time I’ve made French Toast, turned out delicious. I did use brioche. Will be making again soon.
This is the recipe we had in my junior high school home economic class in 1984. Good recipe.
Oh my goodness this French toast is good. My husband claims to hate French toast so he wasn’t excited when I made it but he ended up loving it ha. I tried just using a whisk for the batter but I ended up putting it in the blender because of the flour clumps. This is a keeper thank you!
Such an amazing recipe!! Hard to just leave it at that, because I think most of not all of these recipes are so incredible, but I love making this one for my kids on Saturday mornings. Thank you!!
This recipe was amazing. My 6 year old loved it. We will definitely be making it again. Thank you so much.
I thought I had a decent french toast recipe until I tried this one. This recipe just seems to have so much flavor – it’s delicious!
The best French toast I’ve made. So good.
I had no idea I could make anything which tastes this good! Thank you Lauren!
I have never rated a recipe before. This was so good I had to brag on it. Even my picky husband loved it!
Best french toast!!! A lot of my favorite recipes are from “Tastes Better From Scratch” !!!!
Thank you!!
My father always used flour to make a batter for his French Toast. I didn’t realize that people made it with just eggs and milk until I was an adult. It really makes a big difference.
Classic consistently good recipe! We love it!
I tried this today and it is so good! The flavor is wonderful. I used heavy cream so it was a rich and velvety batter. I mixed the flour in the eggs before adding the rest of the ingredients. No lumps! Do let the Texas toast dry out a little in the oven. This will be my go to recipe.
These were delicious! What kind of griddle do you have? What stove top (double burner) griddle would you recommend?
I use white bread from my breadmaker (because it’s all I know how to do well) and made it for Christmas brunch. My daughter loved it so much, she drove an hour a couple weeks later for it. It’s SO DELICIOUS and easy. I can whip the ingredients up beforehand and then make it fresh.
This is so awesome. I love this recipe. Such good flavor..
This is the best french toast recipe I have ever used! I have used it with many different types of bread and it always turns out perfectly. My son’s favorite bread is a bagel, which we top with softened cream cheese and syrup. Thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe!
BEST RECIPE HANDS DOWN!!! We love it easy to make and taste great!!
I made your French toast recipe today and we liked it very much! I’m a very experienced cook and have never put flour or sugar into the batter before, the other ingredients were typical for me to use on French toast. I used homemade white bread cut thick and sauteed apples for the topping, which sent it over the top. I will use your recipe again, it was enjoyed by my husband and I. Thank you!
I used old bread i had in the refrigerator ..buns and sliced bread. My family looked at the bread funny and was giving me the side eye lol but they loved it. Great recipe . I added an extra tablespoon of vanilla flavoring to the recipe for extra flavor .
This recipe is soooo bomb and so easy. I have tried so many recipes from online pages & this tops the cake by so much. Took me less than 20 minutes to prep and make.
I was looking for a recipe to make homemade French toast and found this one! It’s the best! I used homemade bread but I did also try a store bought loaf of Texas toast bread too and that is also very tasty. Don’t forget to make the homemade pancake syrup when you make it!
Love this recipe. I’ve been making a similar recipe for years. If you wisk the eggs and flour together first, then other ingredients you won’t have lumps in your batter.
I love it! My family loves it! I will always make my French toast this way. My(our) French toast taste better than the chain restaurants. This receive deserves four stars. Thank you for sharing.
Very easy to make and taste great. Even my son who doesn’t care for French toast likes it.
I made this french toast for our breakfast today. Like many others, I have never before made with flour, so this was a first. I unfortunately had to half the recipe as I only had 2 eggs left, but it was incredible! I also just ran out of vanilla, so I substituted with coffee. This was amazingly delicious! We’ll definitely be enjoying it again! Thank you!
I have been making French Toast for years and I have Never used flour in it…WOW! Definitely my “go to” breakfast when we have company or on vacation. Best Ever!! THX
I’ve made this many times. My family loves them. The flour in the batter helps it stay crispy. I use the easy mixing flour meant for sauces. And I tend to use a little less than the recipe because it clumps.
Delicious!
I used brioche bread. My husband and I loved it. We both agreed that it was the best French toast recipe thus far.
The only change I made was less sugar…used a half of a cup. This recipe is definitely a keeper. Thank you.
Her recipe only called for a quarter cup of sugar, so technically you doubled the sugar. Glad you enjoyed it though, it is yummy!
Good recipe, my siblings and I made half of the recipe using white sandwich bread and it tasted good. Also omitted the cinnamon because we did not have any. It’s just like the french toast we usually have here which is made using pancake batter. Worth doing again since it’s so fast and easy (and of course delicious)
Delicious! Thanks for sharing.
I made a whole bags worth of bread 😭
I have never been a huge fan of french toast but after trying this recipe I find it to be the best I ever tasted! Great recipe!!!
Tried this French Toast recipe for breakfast this morning. It was DELICIOUS!!! It was so good, I added it to my collection of go-to recipes. Very glad you shared it-YUM!
Excellent! We all loved it. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve tried a couple of french toast recipes and I prefer this one to all the others I’ve tried. I really like this recipe.
Wow, I would love to try this recipe. I’ma beginner cook and cannot cook according right. I have a question, how do you make bread stale so that it’s a day old? Do I keep it out exposed to air for a day? Thank you in advanced.
Yes, just exposing it to air will work, or you can place it in the oven (around 200 degrees), until dry.
Outstanding! Tried this recipe for the first time for Sunday brunch. The best french toast recipe EVER! I will never make french toast any other way. We used Sara Lee’s Artesano Brioche bread. YUM! Thank you SO much for totally upping my french toast game. Love it! :o)
This is my favorite recipe for French Toast. You were right the secret ingredient sure made a difference!!
I followed your French Toast recipe today and things will never be the same! Flour?! Who would have thought it?! Thanks!
Easy Peasy! I cut it in half for just 4 slices & it was yummy! I used cinnamon sugar since I had it & no problemo
The only French toast recipe my family will use again!! Thank you for sharing.
This was Amazing! Seriously the best I have ever eaten! With the Covid Pandemic Staying in… We are all cooking and baking like never before. I had made bread from scratch earlier in the week. (also a first!) French Toast seemed like a great Sunday Treat. Our kitchen smelt like heaven and it was a wonderful escape from the norm. Thank you.
This recipe is the best anyone can ever find. After trying out several of really similar recipes this one hit the spot. The flour makes it suupperrr soft and fluffy…
Fantastic recipe! If you want to kick it up a notch add a dash of black pepper. Also grind up some capn crunch in a food processor and dip the bread in it after dipping it in the mixture, it’s amazing!
The best French toast ever! My daughter discovered this recipe and we will never go back to the way we’ve always made French toast.
Wow! This recipe was a slam dunk for the morning after my husband’s first (and hopefully only) birthday in quarantine. I used my homemade cinnamon swirl bread I made especially for French toast and this was the best batter recipe I have ever seen. The flour really is the secret ingredient!
It’s my Birthday, too! Great receipe!
Best French toast I have ever had… I followed your recipe except I changed one small thing I used a little bit of vanilla and a little bit of almond flavoring and vanilla the rest of it is just like you wrote it…. It is by far the best …..thank you so much for sharing….
I think the flour makes the difference….. thank you again
Hi. This is by far the best French toast Recipe I’ve tried. Thank you ! I was skeptical about the flour but it does work. 😍. My husband and I enjoyed it with with walnuts, blueberries and maple syrup. It’s a winner!
Uh. Amazing. Just make it.
This was so GOOD!!! I used the Artisano bread and there was enough batter to do almost the whole loaf- so we have leftovers for the rest of the week.
This recipe is the absolute besr with a whole grain medium texture bread. It was so good that I ate 3 slices this morning. Great, dangerous recipe!
It was goood
Thank you so much for the recipe! Just made it today… SO GOOD!!! BESTTTT!
Delicious!! 😋😋😋
This is by far the best French toast recipe I’ve tried. Our kids love French toast, when I tried this recipe they kept coming for more.
Delicious! One of the best recipes I have used, for French toast!
I have used this French toast recipe 3 times, in the ladt 2 weeks, and it us the very best recipe out there!!! I thought I made good French toast before, but this took it to a while other level!!! Thank you for this recipe and every body should give this a try!!! I used brioche and it is definitely 5 stars!!!!
This was such a good recipe!!! Encourage everyone to make it!!!
AWESOME FRENCH TOAST!
Made this French Toast recipe and never thought about adding flour to my former go-to recipe. It made the recipe amazing! Made two adjustments. I added 1/3 cup light cream to the 1/3 cup of whole milk. I additionally added 1/8 tsp of Nutmeg. Topping this with powdered sugar while adding Irish Butter using 100% pure New Hampshire maple 🍁 syrup made this a winner!
Delicious!
I made this a few times, and suggest the following.
1) mix all dry ingredients together first, then combine with the eggs
2) leave out the cinnamon (sprinkle it on after you make the toast). If you add to batter it sinks to bottom.
I recently used this recipe with banana extract. My kids loved it. It was the bomb! Thanks for sharing.
Tried this for my fella. N his friend (n obvz mislef) and got the BEST reports back!! So impressed! Fact, the husband says its his new weekend breakfast. Thanks you
Simple but delicious!! I used organic white bread and challah bread with the homemade syrup .. both turn out great!!
Batter seemed thin, I used 2%milk. But the toast came out good. Was out of vanilla so I used 1t. Orange zest. Next time will do with whole milk or cream.
I leave bread in freezer overnite, then it won’t tear when dipping it in th egg liquid. Can’t wait to try the flour.
I’m not a french toast lover like most, but after a few small tweaks, I am changed. My cooking is gourmet, technique is meticulous and I love reviving traditional cooking. I used organic heavy cream and 1/4 tsp whole grated nutmeg. For the bread I didn’t have brioche left, so I used english muffin bread. Italian flour, truffle sea salt, real vanilla, Irish butter and Vermont maple syrup really tipped the scales. I served it with a few slices of extra thick cut home smoked bacon and dusted the toast with more truffle salt to balance the sugar. Amazing.
Wow, that sounds amazing!
thanks
Best French toast I’ve had. I’ve never added flour before but I think it maybe what made the bread not soggy, which was great! Got 8 slices from the “batter”. My new go to french toast recipe!
Is it nutritional information for 2 slices or 1?
For 1 slice.
Really great recipei love it. I also toast mine prior to doing in mixture. It defiantly keeps the crispy toasted texture even after cooking. I like mine soft yet crunchy. 😍 🍞 ☕🍴🍶🍳
Really like this recipe. Turns out great every time.
The best French Toast I have ever made or eaten! My family loved it as well and said it was better than going out to the café for breakfast!
This is my go to French toast and I have it so often for breakfast! So so delicious!
Thank you from another adult man who also didn’t want to eat cereal. 😉
Thank you from an adult man wanting to eat something other than cereal. 😉
same, boomer.
Oh, how I love French Toast. Haven’t been able to enjoy it for ever so long because I’m diabetic and don’t want to upset the apple cart. Or whatever cart I’m in.
Anyway, I just want to give you a little hint as to how I make (er, rather made) mine quite a while back. The very first thing I did which made the toast not as soft and soggy was to actually toast it. Yup, I put it in my faithful old Sunbeam toaster (it’s from the 60’s and I love it) and toasted it just as if I were having toast for breakfast, brunch, or whatever meal I’m fixing.
Try it next time and tel me what you think.
Thanks much Linda for the idea of toasting the bread prior to dipping it in the egg mixture. I use Texas toast to make French toast and slightly toasting it prior to dipping it in the egg mixture gave me the results I was looking for. I really like Lauren’s recipe…Thanks Much Lauren…but toasting the bread prior to dipping it in the egg mixture seems to have taken it up a notch for me. I also add one additional ingredient to Lauren’s recipe. I put 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground Nutmeg in as well. Thanks once again to both Lauren and Linda.
I’m quick to judge, and critical.
This recipe is PERFECT. Great flavor, not soggy, and cooks wonderfully. Thank you!
I’m going to make French Toast later, and this recipe reminded me of the way my late Husband mad what was know as Daddy’s French Toast. Instead of adding flour he added Pancake Mix and quite a bit of vanilla. Very tasty. Thanks for the memory jog.
Best French toast ever.
Just finished up having this for lunch! Most tasty, will definitely be using this recipe again and again.
Thanks for posting it.
French Toast is one of my favorite foods and this one is a keeper. Thanks
Love french toast and love this easy recipe
Oh my gosh, this recipe turned out SO good. Sooo gooey and delicious and didn’t have that egg taste that most other recipes turn out to have. I wish I could insert a picture of it because WOW. If you have ever had the French toast from the Park Hyatt – it is more than comparable! The only thing I did differently was I used two egg whites and two eggs. This recipe is definitely worth a try.
Thanks Lexi!
the hubby loved the french toast.
Wow who would have known to add flour .I made myself this for breakfast and it’s definitely one the top french toast recipes I’ve eaten. Can’t wait to make this again for my teenage boys .I followed this recipe exact and I will be making this again and again … again.. Thank you for sharing 😋
Made this for myself & stepson for the first morning of summer. He said it was the best breakfast he’s ever had! It was amazing!
Amazing!!! It’s really delicious with Potato bread, especially Idaho brand Naked. I eat them basically plain.
This is definitely a keeper, tasted like Strawberry Crepes! I sliced and simmered strawberries in a little bit of butter and placed onto of french toast then syrup oh so delicious!!
I was in the mood for French toast and googled for a recipe. When I read that you prefer Sara Lee Artesano bread, I knew that was the recipe fir me because I had just purchased that very bread. It came out FANTASTIC (and I am not much of a cook)!
FOR me
Ps. I had a bit of batter and fried that up too! French pancakes?!?
Made homemade egg bread specifically for french toast and then used this recipe. It was the best french toast I’ve ever had!
That sounds incredible! Thanks for sharing!
I recently discovered a Delicious substitute for milk while making French toast for my grand-son. I used International Delights “Caramel Macchiato” coffee creamer. Was Superb. My 3yr. old granson ate 3 slices all up. Try using other flavors also.
Just made this recipe. It was amazing!!! Might have it again tomorrow morning ?
My son,(29) and my nephew, (27) loved this so much, I hardly got a taste. Will make more next time.
I love this recipe! I like the texture the floor adds to it. I use a brioche bread. I also used half and half instead of milk since I was out of milk and it was still delicious. And the best part is my husband, who is a picky eater, also loved it and asks me to make it now for our Sunday breakfast.
My family loves this recipe! I have it bookmarked on my computer so it’s easier to access. I used Texas Toast. It may take longer to cook but it’s worth it!
Looking for forward to making this.
I love the French Toast !! Was so impressive! And sooo delicious! Will definitely try again!!
thanks !!
Mixed dry ingredients first…..
Best eggs with rotary egg beater….
Combined and used chocolate chip French brioche from Aldi. Served with fresh berries and maple syrup…… and bacon.
The crowd roared!!
The kids loved them. Thanks!
I just tried this recipe after all the great reviews. We LOVED it and will pass the recipe on to other family members. I used the thick Artisan bread and it turned out perfect! Thanks so much for sharing…
This is the BEST French toast recipe I have ever tried! I used 1/2 and 1/2, it was so rich and delicious. I can’t beleive flour was in the recipe, but I could feel the difference. Soooo good! The only recipe I need now.
Thanks so much for sharing!
This recipe is easy and tasty. My boys and I are full of French toast and delightfully happy. Thank you.
Fantastic! Kids loved it! Used old hoagie bread. Couldn’t have turned out better.
I will be memorizing this one.
To make the French toast spectacular, dip it in some crushed cornflakes and then put it on the griddle. Wow!
In all honesty, I didn’t expect much. The recipe calls for flour in the egg soak, and I figured the slightly thicker batter would clump on to of the bread rather than soak in. Well, it does just a little bit, but once you let the bread really soak a bit, this makes an AWESOME French toast! Make sure there is plenty of butter on the griddle, and let the French toast brown well. I used diagonal sliced stale French bolillo rolls, which gave a nice texture and interesting shapes, but otherwise, I made the recipe as posted. I will definitely use this recipe again.
Thanks so much Tom!
This recipe was YUM! I used Swerve in place of the sugar and almond flour instead of all-purpose, and it still turned out great! Thank you for sharing.
Delicious recipe! I added a couple of dashes of pumpkin pie spices as well.
Absolutely delicious! I never would have thought to add flour to the mix, but it makes it perfect! =)
I made this recipe with wheat bread and used two percent milk. Delicious! Also halved the recipe, still enough for five pieces of bread.
I’ve never made French toast with flour and sugar so I tried this recipe with less amounts.. I also substituted some salted caramel flavored whiskey instead of vanilla. The best we ever had. Really. So glad I saw this recipe.
Best French toast recipe I’ve tried so far!
Am about to try your recipe. One BIG change I’m going to make is using pure maple syrup, not that pretend stuff. If the french toast turns out even half as good as you claim, why ruin it with corn syrup! LOL
Easily the best French toast I’ve ever made (or had for that matter). Pretty much the same recipe as 1 from Martha Stewart EXCEPT the addition of flour which sure seemed to make a world of difference in the final outcome. Whereas the Martha Stewart recipe usually came out very soggy on the inside & we had to sort of choke it down, this was done all the way through, fluffed up the bread a bit & stayed crispier. My youngest son, who doesn’t like syrups or jellies of any kind, absolutely loved this. As skinny as he is, he loves his breakfasts & I thought he might eat all the slices before everyone came down for breakfast!
Great recipe! Quick to make, but looks and tastes delicious!
Stuck to the cookie sheet… Couldn’t flip. Won’t bake again. Stove topmost best for me!
Hi Angela,
I definitely wouldn’t recommend using a cookie sheet for French toast. It would be best to use an electric griddle or a skillet pan over the stove!
Perfect recipe!!! Thanks just tried this morning !!! Kids loved it n hubby ate it all ???
I helped my son make this amazing French toast this morning. He has a mild case of autism and is learning to cook. He was so proud of himself, and we were proud for him.
Thank you for sharing–what a great skill to develop! I’m so happy you enjoyed it 🙂
My husband loved this! I added a bit more vanilla than the recipe called for but it was still yummy. I also used fresh baked white bread from my local bakery and used my blender to avoid clumps. This will be my go to recipe for French toast!
I bet it was divine on the bakery bread! Im so glad you liked it.
Delicious restaurant quality my son and husband and myself loved it.
My granddaughter and I tried this for breakfast and we were shocked at how good it was!!! We would definitely recommend this recipe.
Great recipe
Absolutely delicious! The only recipe I’ll use from now on!
Awesome recipe!!! My husband loves it!
Made this tonight and it was delicious.
This recipe is definitely a keeper! I give it 5 stars…
Cathy
Made this for dinner tonight and it is outstanding! I could never make good french toast until I tried this recipe!!
I give it 5 stars!!
This is the only way my family has made French Toast our entire lives! To help with the clumping issue of the flour, I only use Wondra flour in the round canister. To make sure the cinnamon gets on every slice, shake it on each piece after the egg wash mixture – before you put it on the griddle.
Wow. Looks yum. Lauren inspires me to be the best I can be. This french toast gives me strength to get through the day. Wish I would give it a 10/5. Thank you Lauren. Fighting!
very easy to make. tastes amazing.
Try adding 1/4 cup Triple Sec and 1 tablespoon Orange Zest for an “orange” taste that’s a bit different than “normal” French toast
Mark
Can you make the batter the night before and refrigerate it until morning? My daughter loves french toast so trying to adapt for school mornings when we’re in a rush. Thanks!
I think that would work just fine! You can also freeze leftovers to reheat on busy mornings 🙂
I triple the recipe (and add the zest of 2 oranges) and it is the perfect amount of batter for 2 loaves of Texas toast. I like to make this in bulk so I can freeze the leftovers and reheat them in the toaster so I have quick breakfast options for my hubby and little girl through the busy work week.
I also prefer to use older bread because I think it absorbs the batter better and doesn’t get soggy like fresh bread can. If I’m using a brand new loaf I spread the slices on my oven rack and leave them in there at 200° while I put the batter together. Works like a charm. This is my favorite French Toast recipe, I made it for a big family breakfast today and got rave reviews.
Do you think that it’s possible to make this and then freeze it?
I have never tried this. Good luck.
Love this recipe! So easy and delicious.
I tried this one and loved it! <3 thank you for this recipe!
Amazing!!!!!
Thanks Lynn, I’m happy you liked the french toast!
Delicious! Totally takes French toast up a notch, but it is super easy!!
Half way through making I realized I didn’t have enough sugar, and was out of vanilla. So I did half sugar, half brown sugar, and almond extract instead of vanilla and that gave it a great flavor. Thanks for the recipe!
Love those adaptions! So happy it turned out great!
I saw your FB video and figured we needed to try this since we love french toast. Mira made this for breakfast! The added flour and sugar make it a delicious treat different from normal french toast.
The best French toast I have ever had!
Great recipe- it was delicious. I made some this morning for myself- scaled it down to a single serving. All day the kitchen and nook had a lovely aroma. Thank you for sharing!
This is our new go-to weekend breakfast recipe! We weren’t French toast lovers before – and now we are. Thank you!
I just made this! And love it.. so easy to make. Soft n fluffy French toasts.
Thank you
I love this recipe! I had the same problem with the flower clumping but it really doesn’t matter in the end. I made it with sourdough bread and it turned out amazing!
Can challah bread be used. It’s all I have on hand.
That should work great!
K sheesh
I used challah and it was delicious! Also put it in a blender very smooth batter Thanks for the recipe! ?
This is the first time I made this receipe. I used challah bread. I substituted brown sugar for white sugar and used heavy cream in place of milk. It turned out wonderful.
This is very similar to another recipe that I have. A tip for those who haven’t used a recipe with flour: try mixing all dry ingredients together and separately mixing all the wet ingredients. Then slowly add the two together, whisking very well the whole time. It will get rid of any clumping and make it much smoother.
yes Emma I agree if you mix all the dry ingredients together the flour won’t clump and the cinnamon mixes in better
This is how I have made french toast for years!!!!
Perfect! Was enough for 10 slices of Texas Toast. Flour made it slightly clumpy, but couldn’t be tasted once cooked. My son loves his french toast and he approved of this recipe 🙂 Will definitely use again next time!
Love this recipie. Easy and tasty. Had some clumping issues, but did not affect taste!!
Made this spontaneously today and we loved it! The Little Miss had 2 toasts! Glad I stumbled upon it, thank you Lauren for sharing 🙂
buy a small container of real French vanilla ice cream, 1/2 to 1 pint.. let the ice cream melt and use it in place of the mixture…
I like to substitute a little coffee creamer for the milk, especially now in the fall, using Pumpkin Spice creamer! So yummy! The Cinnabun creamer is also a great one all year.
I was skeptical of the flour, even more so when the batter turned clumpy. I pulled out my Emerson blender to get it nice and smooth. Turned out to be the best french toast I have ever made.
My daughter has just discovered that she loves french toast, so I really need to start making it. I’ve never used a “recipe” and so far she doesn’t like the way I make it. I’ll have to try this – it looks really yummy!
This recipe is awesome. I had my 14 year old daughter that I’m trying to inspire her into the kitchen to make it and she did great. She was so proud of herself. Thank you
Love this recipe!