Wilson wrote:
: sometime in the recent past jaygreg posted this:
:: I saw a chief prepare my French toast last week; he added milk to the
:: eggs he scrambled then dipped the bread into the mixture and placed
:: it in the frying pan. I thought the toast seemed soggy. What's the
:: point of adding milk in such cases?
: I add water to omelets and milk to my French Toast mix. Actually, I
: always used milk in my scrambled eggs or omelets too until I saw the
: Frugal Gourmet use water saying it made the end product lighter &
: fluffier. As for the milk in French Toast, I just think it makes it
: richer. A dash of vanilla & a sprinkle of sugar always and sometimes
: a dash of cinnamon round out my mix. The wife likes to soak the bread
: well and I soak mine a little less, but both are good. For an extra
: crunch, flip dipped bread in bread crumbs, or my favorite - cornmeal.
: I think Panko would be nice too.

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