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Challah French Toast with Chai Spices Recipe

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This challah French toast with chai spices adds a warm, spiced twist to a classic breakfast.

  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 68 slices of challah bread
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ cups whole milk
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp allspice
  • ¼ tsp cardamom
  • pinch ground cloves
  • pinch ground black pepper
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tsp butter

For serving:

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • tsp ground cloves
  • additional butter (optional)
  • maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and spices.
  2. Soak bread in egg-milk mixture for 1-2 minutes.
  3. Add 2 tsp butter to a large pan set over medium heat. When butter starts to bubble slightly, add 2-3 pieces of bread to pan.
  4. Cook each side 2-3 minutes until golden bread. Flip and repeat 2 minutes.
  5. Mix ½ cup powdered sugar with 1/8 tsp ground cloves. Top French toast with spiced powdered sugar, more butter and maple syrup.
  • Author: Shannon Sarna
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Quick
  • Cuisine: Basics