Cinnamon Raisin French Toast

After this last round of back surgery, my mummy came up to look after me for a few days. She brought along a special treat of freshly-baked cinnamon raisin bread (yummmmm...). This morning we decided to use it for our weekly Giles Saturday morning brunch meal. I heart Saturday mornings. Ok, so who doesn't?  Saturday mornings at Chez Giles' always consist of a nice sleep in, morning snuggles, special breakfast and then coffee and tea on the couch. You can use any kind of bread for making french toast, but I have to admit that using homemade bread (especially your mum's homemade cinnamon raisin bread!) will definite elevate it to a cut above the rest. Bon appétit!

Ingredients:
8 slices cinnamon raisin bread
1 cup milk/cream mixture (I like 3:1 ratio milk to cream)
1 large egg
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt

Directions:
1. Mix milk/cream, egg, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Dip each piece of bread into the batter, flipping after 30 seconds to fully saturate bread.
2. On a griddle or a hot skillet, melt 1 tbsp of butter and place dipped bread on hot surface. Cook each side until crispy and beginning to brown (approximately 2-3 minutes per side ... watch carefully so it doesn`t burn!). Serve up with fresh maple syrup!