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Overnight French Toast

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Introduction

The trick here is to soak the bread in the batter overnight.

Ingredients

Serves: 2-4

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg whites
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 grated zest of lemons (or oranges)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons freshly ground rum
  • nutmeg

Method

Overnight French Toast is a community recipe submitted by gastrohoover and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Beat all ingredients until foamy and airy.
  • Pour this batter over sliced brioche or bread and soak overnight before grilling or shallow-frying for breakfast.
  • NB You can fry briefly and then finish off the cooking by baking the toast in a really hot oven. The batter puffs up and becomes quite airy.
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