For weeks now I've been telling Paul that I want to start making Challah on Fridays and last Friday, thanks to Tuesdays with Dorie, I finally did. I figured the timing was perfect because I could use the leftovers to make this French toast. Charlotte actually went to sleep early on Friday night, and our dinner conversation went something like this.
Jora: So...The blog recipe this week is for French toast.
Paul: Yay! We can have French toast tomorrow morning.
Jora: Well, it's really sweet really rich French toast, with extra sugar and heavy cream. Dorie claims that it's a dessert.
Paul: French toast isn't a dessert.
Jora: Dorie insists that it is. She says in France they would never serve this for breakfast. Did I mention how rich it is?
Paul: This is America! I'm not a Frenchman. Plus, that isn't true. They use stale baguettes in France. They always eat French toast for breakfast.
Jora: But Dorie said....
Paul: We're eating it for breakfast.
To clarify, Paul is a serious Francophile and means no disrespect, he just really wanted French toast. So, against my better judgement, I halved the recipe and made four small slices of this for breakfast. Paul is certainly right that there's a very fine line between dessert and breakfast, and I'm certainly not above eating pie for breakfast, so I really wasn't complaining. This was definitely good, I thought it definitely stood on its own without any topping, but I doubt I'll make it again. Paul clearly doesn't think this qualifies as a dessert, and I prefer a simpler French toast for breakfast.
Challah! next on my bread-to-bake list. A lovely post, your fresh toast looks good! btw we had our first servings..... wait for it.... SUPPER!
ReplyDeleteThis was hilarious - I love your planning conversation ! Sounds so typical of what goes on behind the scenes on these French Fridays :) I actually thought this would make a nice birthday breakfast for my older son but when I slowed down enough to realize that it was also BLACK FRIDAY and not just his birthday and FRENCH FRIDAY....I made it late one evening. I ended up really happy I did. I will make this again for sure- the family went nuts. Good for you on the baking and glad you both enjoyed it this time !
ReplyDeleteYeah, Paul sounds like Bill...a lot! And I just made my challah today...finally checked the TwD schedule :/
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would like this as dessert, but it was fine for breakfast. I'm sure yours was extra-special with homemade challah as the base. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteLove the conversation with your husband over this recipe! :) Our kids talked about wanting to eat pie for breakfast but got this instead. ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree - I don't think this counts as dessert, either (and I'd probably feel sick if I ate this after dinner), and I prefer a less-rich french toast for breakfast. I loved the sugar crust, though.
ReplyDeleteYep, I am on team breakfast with this one as well. I could never even have that conversation - since I know that serving breakfast for dessert would be strongly frowned upon :-)
ReplyDeleteI made some challah bread for this recipe. I made mine in the bread machine. I loved this French toast. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
ReplyDeleteJora, you found the time to bake challah for this...never baked any but I know that it is coming up in TwD tomorrow...Your French Toast looks wonderful - a perfect sugar coat - delicious!
ReplyDeleteHmm, I'm team breakfast if it's simpler. But, having made my own challah for this recipe, I would definitely up it to a dessert with toppings.
ReplyDeleteOh, your conversation was hilarious and I don't think Paul sounded at all disrespectful. In fact, Dorie often reads our Posts and she would be amused by yours. Yes, this was super sweet and something you can't serve often. I loved the French toast my Mom made when we were kids. It was plain and simple. I liked grape jelly (Welch's, of course) on mine. Again, your Post made me laugh. Congrats on the challah bread......wow.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great discussion - sounds like some of the negotiations Kevin and I have had over French Fridays dishes! I'm impressed that you made the challah, too. I've been missing Baking With Julia, but my nieces are both so busy these days...
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