Christmas is coming and with it classic recipes return to the menu, including the famous French toast, which can now be prepared baked!
Do you know how to make french toast? This wonderful recipe based on bread and milk has a slightly uncertain origin. There are similarities between the way they are prepared in several countries, such as France, England and Portugal, but the names vary and so do the way they are served.
In France, for example, the dish is known as French toast which loosely translates as toast and is served with fruit, jams and jellies, both as a dessert and as breakfast.
Likewise, the rabanada is also the star of brunches Americans, which in other words, are a kind of combination of a later breakfast and an early lunch. Known in the United States as French Toast , the french toast he can be consumed with honey, butter and fruits.
In Portugal, Fatia de Parida is how rabanada is known by our colonists, because a few centuries ago it was believed that this dish helped mothers produce milk after giving birth.
Just like its origin, the tradition of eating French toast at Christmas also does not have a beginning. Some believe that this tradition comes from the Christian religion, where the body of Christ is signaled by bread, which is the basis of this recipe. Whether it has this origin or not, what we know is that the Portuguese got it right by bringing this recipe to our tables after all, don’t you think?
First of all, here are some tips to help you prepare:
- Cut the bread slices slightly diagonally, this makes cutting easier and the dish prettier.
- After dipping the bread slices in the milk, squeeze them a little to avoid excess milk
- The sugar for sprinkling can be icing sugar, as it is lighter and is easier to eat than crystal sugar.
How to make the famous Rabanada
Traditional
Certainly, this is the most traditional recipe. Bread, milk, oil and sugar, just the way our grandmothers made them. Finally, here’s how to do it:
You will need…
- Stale French breads
- 2 cups of milk (tea)
- ½ can of condensed milk
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup (tea) oil
- ½ cup (tea) sugar
- Cinnamon to taste
Preparation mode:
- Initially, cut the bread into medium-sized slices.
- Then, in a container, mix the 2 cups of milk and ½ cup of condensed milk
- Then dip the slices of bread in the milk+condensed milk mixture until they are very wet.
- In another container, beat the eggs with a fork and then add the cinnamon little by little.
- Then, dip the slices of bread moistened with milk in the egg+cinnamon mixture.
- Set aside a deep pan, pour ½ cup of oil and wait for it to heat up, after the oil is hot, add the slices of bread
- Take a plate or platter and cover it with paper towel to remove excess oil.
- Then, in a container mix sugar and cinnamon
- After frying, dip the slices of bread in the sugar+cinnamon mixture.
- Finally, the recipe can be served hot or it can be refrigerated and then served cold.
Now for those who want a lighter option, after all the traditional one involves frying and 150kcal per slice, we have a special recipe for roasted French toast that is just as tasty as the original.
Roast
Equally delicious and weightless! Probably one of the best desserts ever made.
You will need…
- Stale French breads
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- ½ cup (tea) sugar
- 1 cup (tea) of water
- Cinnamon to taste
- ½ roll of baking paper
Preparation mode
- Initially, take a baking dish of your choice. Then line it with baking paper and then grease it with butter.
- Then, in a container, mix the condensed milk, a cup of water and vanilla essence.
- Then, pass the slices of bread in this mixture.
- Then, using a fork, beat the eggs
- Drain the excess mixture using a sieve and place the bread slices in the pan.
- Then, in a preheated oven (180° degrees), insert the baking tray and let the bread slices bake for 15 minutes or until golden. After that, if possible, turn them halfway through to brown on both sides.
- Remove from the oven and then sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Finally, the recipe can be served hot or it can be refrigerated and then served cold.
Finally, now you can enjoy these delicious French toast recipes for Christmas dinner!
Anyway, did you like this article? You’ll also like this one about panettone or chocotone.
Sources: Ana Maria Braga, Tudo Gostoso, Nestlé and Caminho do Vinho.
Images: Ingredients, Food and Recipes, Tudo Recipes, Dani Noce, Gshow.
