Breakfast Featured Recipes — 26 January 2012
Cinnamon French Toast

cinnamon french toast

by Jodie Shield, LD MED RD and Mary Mullen, MS RD

Servings: 6 (1 Slice Per Serving)
This version of French toast uses whole wheat bread and fat-free milk for a healthier option.

Ingredients

2 large eggs
½ cup fat-free milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
6 slices whole wheat bread
Cooking spray
Light pancake syrup or sliced fresh fruit (optional)

Directions

  1. Thoroughly mix eggs, milk, vanilla and cinnamon.
  2. Dip both sides of the bread slices, one at a time, into egg mixture. Redip if necessary, until all of the egg mixture is absorbed into the bread.
  3. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat.
  4. Place dipped bread slices on heated skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until both sides are golden brown.
  5. Drizzle with pancake syrup or top with sliced fresh fruit (optional).
  6. Serve warm.

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Jodie
Jodie

Jodie Shield, M.Ed., R.D., L.D.N. Jodie Shield has been a consultant and spokesperson in the field of nutrition for over two decades. A former national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association (1989-1995), she has worked extensively with the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and taught nutrition and medical dietetics at the University of Illinois. Currently she is a complemental faculty member of the College of Health Sciences in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at Rush University in Chicago.

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