Have fun with this!! Use raisin bread, egg bread, French bread or sour dough bread.  Add a dash of Amaretto or Grand Mariner (with some orange zest or orange juice).   You can even add chopped semi-sweet chocolate.  Change it up with a topping of slivered almonds or chopped pecans.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 2/3 c milk or 1/2 and half, or cream
• 1/4 c sugar
• 2 tsp of vanilla or almond extract, cinnamon or allspice
• 8 thick slices of 2-day-old bread (better if slightly stale)
• Butter (can sub vegetable oil, but you know butter is better!)

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk(1/2 and 1/2, cream), and flavoring (cinnamon etc.).
2. Whisk the mixture until well blended.
3. Pour into a shallow bowl, wide enough to place a slice of the bread you will be using.
4. Melt some butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.
5. Place each slice of bread into the milk egg mixture, allowing the bread to soak in some of it.
6. Shake off the excess.
7. Place the bread slices onto the hot skillet.
8. Fry the French toast until browned on one side, then flip and brown the other side.
9. Serve hot with butter, maple syrup,whipped cream, powdered sugar and/or fresh berries.

Yield: Serves 4

Source:  Simply Recipes