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We're no-nonsense. Dip the bread in the egg, put it in the pan. Add cinnamon/sugar.

i like to use challah bread. dip in egg mix with splash of milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla. cook on griddle, serve with syrup. mmmmmmmm

Bread dipped in egg, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Fry in butter. Then mix together cream cheese and maple syrup and spread on top.

Or if you want to be totally unhealthy and awesome, use angel food cake as the bread... soooo good.

This is the most ridiculous recipe I've ever made. I usually don't go to such hassle for french toast, but it was special, for sure. I cut it in half. one piece is PLENTY for each of us. Otherwise i just dip bread in toast and cook it in the pan with butter. But this one is GOOD

Four 3-inch-thick slices country bread
4 cups heavy cream
1 cup vanilla sugar, plus more for sprinkling (eh, i just used plain sugar)
1/2 cup brandy (didn't use)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
9 eggs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
All-purpose flour, for sprinkling
Powdered sugar, for serving
Maple syrup, for serving

Directions
Place the bread in a large bowl and set aside.

Whisk together the cream, vanilla sugar, brandy, salt and eggs (or use a blender). Pour over the bread. Let it sit for a few minutes, and then turn the bread over to ensure proper absorption. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat large oven-proof saute pan over medium-high heat and add the butter. Sprinkle some flour and some vanilla sugar on top of the bread slices. When the foam from the butter subsides, put the soaked bread in the pan and cook on one side, about 5 minutes. Flip the bread and place the pan in the oven until cooked through and custardy in the middle, 10 to 15 minutes.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pain-perdu-recipe6/index.html?oc=linkback

My recipe:

Whisk eggs, cinnamon, sugar
Dip bread
Melt butter in pan
Let toast sizzle both sides

I have no idea how it tastes, but it is requested.

One of thesedays I will try this baked french toast recipe and pissibly taste it too!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/08/baked-french-toast/

@mrbee: baked French toast all the way!!! Tastes soooo good and so much easier bc you make it the night before rather than making in the morning...and tastes way better too!

My favorite baked French toast is from the pioneer woman's website (just google pioneer woman baked French toast)...it's the one with the cinnamon topping....it's definitely indulgent but such a treat. Everyone freaking loves it!

Four eggs, 1/4 cup of milk, blended with our Cuisinart handheld stirrer thingie until a frothy yellow white - that's the important part, the color. Add about a teaspoon of vanilla if so inclined.

We usually soak the bread just enough to be moist but not soggy, put it in the pan, and cover each side with a light dusting of McCormick's cinnamon sugar mix. Mmmm.

@StrawberryBee: that's how my mom makes French toast!

My French toast is as easy as @Mrs. Polish's recipe.

Oh, I found an amazing pumpkin French toast. You just need to add some pumpkin to the egg mixture.

A great way to add a nutritional aspect to it.

http://www.5dollardinners.com/erins-pumpkin-pie-french-toast-5-dinner-challenge/

Here is a baked version:
http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/217955/recipepumpkin-french-toast-bake

@Arden: This is what I do too, except I've never tried cream cheese on top. Sounds yummy!

I prefer mine more milky than egg-y. But honestly we have a kickass pancake recipe so we don't do a lot of French toast.

I'm a huge America's Test Kitchen fan, so I use a couple of their tips and simplify the rest of the recipe: I dry the challah slices in the oven for 15 min, then soak them in egg/half&half/sugar/cinnamon/vanilla custard for 20 sec, then fry. Amazing.

@bluestriped bee: I don't find it mushy. It's almost always the only way I make French toast now, it's soooo good!

Great suggestions here! I want to try some of the others here. We just make an egg dip and then put on a griddle.

@bluestriped bee - test it - if you think it's too mushy by touch test at 35 minutes, cook it longer! watch for the top to brown, too, and make sure to let it sit before you eat it because if you eat it right from the oven it can sometimes be mushy

@apis- I had to read it twice, because I'm slow like that, but I love it (: haha

@arden- cream cheese? I love it already! (:

@blackbird- that recipe sounds amazing! Saturday morning to do list (:

@autumnlove: I make it almost every Sunday. I sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar so that it caramelizes and makes it a little crispy.

If I'm throwing it together last minute I keep it simple with eggs (1 egg per slice of toast), cinnamon, sugar and a spit of vanilla extract. Whisk all together. Dip the bread. Fry it up on a griddle pan. Top with some powdered sugar to serve.

If I'm getting fancy and I prepare it ahead of time, I do a french toast bake...

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 loaf Challah bread (or any other thick and dense bread)
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cup whole milk
1 TB vanilla extract
2 TB light brown sugar, mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon
Powdered sugar for sprinkling
Real maple syrup for serving, if desired

DIRECTIONS

Put butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in between, until melted. Add 1 cup brown sugar and stir until well incorporated Pour into bottom of a greased 9×13 pan, spreading mixture evenly.

Beat eggs, milk, and vanilla until incorporated. Set aside.

Lay a single layer of bread in pan, cutting pieces to fit if needed. Spoon 1 cup of egg mixture over bread. Sprinkle with half of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Repeat with second layer, ending with a sprinkling of brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.

Cover and chill overnight in fridge.

Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes, covered for the first 30 minutes, and uncovered after that. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with pure maple syrup.