Vanilla French Toast with Blackberries

Toast doesn’t have to be so predictable. Spring a surprise with our deluxe French toast recipe below.

Ingredients

Yield: serves 2

4 Slices Local Bread

2 Eggs

Half a Vanilla Pod

4 Tbsp Milk

Some Butter for Cooking

Icing Sugar

Black Berries

Method

Beat the eggs, milk and vanilla (scraped vanilla pod – beans only). Dip the slices of bread into the egg wash. In a pan, melt the butter, and quickly fry the bread until golden on each side. Place on plate, sprinkle with icing sugar and black berries. Serve warm.

This recipe first appeared in our Jan-Feb 2012 issue of the foodie.