Thicker French Toast

Serves 4

6 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk or half & half

1 Tablespoon vanilla

1/4 cup sugar

2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 Tablespoons butter

8 slices of whole wheat bread, cut 1 1/4" thick, slightly stale is good

1/2 cup of powdered sugar

Maple Syrup, heated

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees and bake slices of bread on baking sheet for 8 minutes and then flip. Return to oven for another 8 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Return baking sheet to oven and reduce heat to 200 degrees.

2. In Pyrex pan, beat together the eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon and salt until blended well. Allow slices of bread to soak in batter for 20 seconds on each side.

3. Preheat large frying pan on low heat and add 2 Tablespoons of butter. When butter has melted and is bubbly add slices of bread and brown for 3-4 minutes on each side. Place toast in oven's baking sheet and continue to cook remaining French toast. Every few batches of toast cooked, wipe out pan with paper towels then add butter again.

4. Heat maple syrup until hot.

5. Put toast on plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with lots of butter and hot maple syrup.