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teach you how to make delicious homemade dishes
to share with your family and friends.
These French toast sticks will be ready before you know it,
so let's get started.
First off, you're going to want to grab six slices
of a thick-cut white bread.
Then grab that serrated knife,
not the straight edge one.
You want to get clean cuts
for these magical sticks that kids love.
All right, I'm cutting these into one-inch thick slices.
Try and be nice and neat.
And once all that bread's cut,
we're going to make an easy custard and dip them up.
These are so easy.
And they freeze, so you can just have them
on the spot later on for breakfast,
and be like the magical parent that does everything.
Or enjoy them yourself.
You deserve French toast sticks, too.
If you have finicky ones at home,
you can cut that little edge of crust off
and, you know, save it for later,
feed it to the birds, it's up to you.
But I didn't realize how triggering crusts were
for the toddlers and children.
Now I know.
All right, these are all sliced up.
It's time for that easy custard.
Get those ingredients out.
For an easy custard,
I'm measuring out 3/4 of a cup of milk.
And it goes into a large-ish bowl.
Now we're going to add three tablespoons of sugar.
One, two, and three.
A pinch of salt.
There you go.
Technically, it's 1/8 of a tablespoon, teaspoon,
but, you know, pinch.
One teaspoon of a nice vanilla.
It makes everything better.
A teaspoon of cinnamon.
French toast has to have cinnamon.
And now to hold it all together,
we're going to add four large eggs.
Grab a whisk.
Mix it up.
Mix, mix, mix.
And then we're going to dip and cook this up.
This is the easiest recipe.
It might seem silly,
but all the parents out there
are going to back me up on this,
food shape is so important,
especially for kids and little ones.
So if you take these French fries, what,
French toast sticks,
the kids are going to go bananas for them.
They are the sweet version of French fries,
and they make breakfast so much more fun
and easy all around.
You gotta try this recipe out.
Place that pan over medium heat,
plop those two tablespoons of butter,
and wait for it to get like foamy, sizzley, and really hot.
And once it's nice and hot,
we're going to dip our French toast
and place it directly on the pan.
If you soaked these French toast sticks,
they're going to fall apart.
You really want to just soak the outside
so the inside is still a little bit dry.
Okay.
The butter's close.
I'm going to soak each stick
for just a little bit of time,
and use my tongs so my hands don't get too messy.
And then we're going to just shake off the excess
and place it directly onto the pan.
(chuckles)
Okay, that's why we wear aprons.
Soak a couple of sticks at a time.
One, two, three, four.
And then just flip them over.
I'm using my fingers,
because they're so much better than tongs.
This smells so good.
I wish you were here with me right now in the kitchen.
My pan's pretty full.
I'm gonna wait for these to cook about three minutes,
and then we're going to flip them over.
They should be golden brown and beautiful.
Everyone's stove is different,
so feel free to take a little peek,
see, hmm, do you look golden brown?
They do.
Hasn't been three minutes yet, so.
You don't want them to burn.
That's the one thing with French toast.
Ooh, look at this, golden brown.
Perfectly moist on the inside.
Sometimes they can stick together,
but that's very easy to fix.
You can let me know in the comments if you love crust,
or if you cut it off, too.
As an adult, whenever I eat a sandwich
or anything with bread,
I actually eat the crust first,
like a little squirrel,
so I can save the middle, which is the best part, for last.
Unfortunately, if your spouse comes in
and takes a bite after you've eaten the crust,
you're going to have like a little meltdown,
but that's how life is.
All right, as you finish,
you're going to transfer these to a serving bowl,
and then they're going to be ready to enjoy.
This golden color is like,
it's like a dessert French fry.
That's why people are obsessed with these sticks.
That's my theory.
Whether you add a dusting of powdered sugar
or a drizzle of maple syrup, these are just plain delicious.
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Mm, so simple, so delicious.
I hope you get a chance to make this recipe,
and I'll see you in the next video.