Lunch: Chef John's French Toast

Recipe by Chef John Chef John reveals the three tricks to making perfect French toast.

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Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Chef John's French Toast

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 pinch salt
6 (1 inch thick) slices French bread
1 tablespoon butter, or as needed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, allspice, and salt together in a large bowl. Place bread slices in egg mixture and soak, turning to coat, until bread is completely saturated.
Melt butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook bread in hot butter until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer toasted bread to a baking sheet.
Bake toast in the oven until outside is crisp and slightly puffed, 12 to 15 minutes.

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