Piper loves to drink Cokes and eat snacks on the run. Her favorite recipe at the café is RaisinBread French Toast. She might even toss some chocolate chips on top.
Raisin Bread French Toast
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 slices cinnamon raisin bread
- Unsalted butter
- Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a shallow dish and whisk until well combined.
- Dip each side of the cinnamon raisin bread in the egg mixture.
- Melt a little butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the French toast until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Add chocolate chips.
This next recipe for French Toast Sandwiches comes from Mallory Barnes at Book Club Bites.
French Toast Sandwiches
In case you aren’t feeling French Toast, try French Toast Sandwiches. Sweet cream cheese meets crispy bacon between two slices of French toast! You can’t go wrong with this breakfast treat!
A few pointers for the French toast sandwich:
- Make sure your baking pan is HOT and that you spray it liberally with Pam before you place the sandwiches onto the pan.
- Work quickly. Preassemble ALL the sandwiches you are making and have them nearby, along with the bowl of eggs, milk, and maple.
- Don’t oversoak the bread. Since you are going to work quickly, the speed will help you avoid oversoaking the bread. Just quickly dip each outer facing side of bread into the egg mixture and allow any extra to drip off.
- The cooking time will depend on the type of bread you use. A thicker white bread, like I use, should cook in about the same time. Wheat bread will take longer and thinner white bread will take less time.
Note from Mallory:
This sandwich is DELICIOUS. I couldn’t keep from taking several bites eating a whole sandwich before I took the pictures. This is definitely going on my menu of breakfast foods for the future.
And, even if you don’t love it, you will love this new, quick way to make French toast. The French toast comes out perfect, not soggy, which is my major complaint about French toast.
So, if you are looking for food ideas for Breakfast at the Honey Creek Cafe by Jodi Thomas, I think your book club will love this French Toast and Bacon Sandwich!
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas continues her charming and heartwarming series set in Honey Creek, Texas, a little town nestled in the rolling hills bordering the Brazos River, where friendship and love are always close at hand, ties run deep, and lives intersect in unexpected ways…Filled with Jodi’s characteristic warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair, this story about a quiet cowboy and the local outcast adds layers of complexity and pathos to the continuing saga of this little town.
Marcie Latimer longs to run away from Someday Valley–especially since her ex-boyfriend spun a web of lies that almost led to tragedy in neighboring Honey Creek. Little wonder so many locals have turned their backs on her. But not Brand Rodgers. The quiet cowboy comes to listen every time she sings at Bandit’s Bar, offering a glimpse of safety and calm that Marcie’s rarely known.
After Texas Ranger Colby McBride saved Honey Creek’s mayor, Piper Mackenzie, from a fire, she claimed him with a kiss. That was five months ago, and Colby still isn’t sure where they’re headed. Piper loves her town–but does she love Colby? And is he even ready for what comes next?
Pecos Smith, Honey Creek’s emergency dispatcher, is grateful to have a new bride he adores and a baby on the way–even if one vital piece of the puzzle is missing. But as trouble comes stalking through the valley, lives will cross surprising paths. And Marcie, who’s always felt that a forever love was out of reach, might discover that Someday is the perfect place to find it…
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