11 hearty french toast Recipes

day-old french bread (3/4 inch thick ), fully cooked ham, cooked turkey, tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced, provolone cheese, eggs, milk, ground nutmeg, cranberry juice, cornstarch, brown sugar, grated orange peel, ground cinnamon, tart apple, peeled and finely chopped

hearty white/wheat bread, jumbo egg whites, handful of cilantro- finely chopped, white onion- finely diced, cayenne pepper - to taste, coarse black pepper- few grinds, salt - 1/2 tsp (to taste), pam- original flavor

cubed sturdy white bread (such as pepperidge farm hearty white, about 16 (1-oz) slices), less-fat-cream cheese, softened, eggs, reduced-fat milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, maple syrup

hearty white sandwich bread (see note ) or 8 large good-quality challah (see note), whole milk, warmed (see note ), egg yolks, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, melted, plus 2 tbsp for cooking, table salt, vanilla extract, maple syrup

ripe peaches, granulated sugar, divided, all-purpose flour, grated orange rind, fresh orange juice, butter or stick margarine, melted, ground cinnamon, egg whites, hearty white bread (such as pepperidge farm), turbinado sugar or granulated sugar

hearty white bread (large slices), milk, warmed, egg yolks, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, melted , plus, unsalted butter, for cooking, table salt, vanilla extract, maple syrup

heavy cream, eggs, beaten or 6 -8 use equivalent egg substitute or 6 -8 egg whites, for up to half of the eggs, salt, french sourdough bread or hearty whole wheat bread, something with lots of flavor, butter or olive oil, for pan frying (yes, olive oil, preferably extra virgin), bread , of your choice, pure maple syrup or jelly or jam or honey or butter or sour cream or cream cheese (any or all, as accompaniments), canadian bacon or strip bacon or sausages or ham slices (grilled as desired, and kept in a warm oven until french bread cooks)

shrimp, shelled and deveined, cream cheese, cream of shrimp soup, lemon juice, paprika, garlic salt, dried parsley, french bread, cut into cubes and toasted

whole wheat bread (slightly stale), eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar (optional), extra cinnamon (optional), butter, maple syrup (optional), fruit syrup (optional), hot cooked fruit (optional), jam (optional), sausage gravy (optional), milk gravy (from fried ham) (optional), powdered sugar (optional), cinnamon sugar (optional), brown sugar (optional)