Portuguese French Toast Recipe

Portuguese French Toast Recipe

SERVES 2

Ingredients:

1 large egg
A few drops of vanilla extract
2 tablespoons caster sugar
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
125ml (1/2 cup) cream
4x slices of stale ciabatta bread 

For the syrup (or use maple syrup):

1 small cinnamon stick
Rind of a whole orange (1cm strips)
Rind of a whole lemon (1cm strips)
2 tablespoons caster sugar
3 generous tablespoons port / whiskey / brandy

Cooking and serving:

2 tablespoons butter for frying
Ground cinnamon for dusting

Method:

Whisk the egg, vanilla, sugar, milk and cream in a flat dish.

Add the bread, spoon the liquid over it ensuring that both sides are covered with the eggy mixture and leave to soak for half - one hour.

Meanwhile make the syrup: put the cinnamon, citrus rinds, sugar and 150 ml (1/2 cup) of water in a small pan, stir to dissolve the sugar and then bring to the boil.

Boil for a few minutes until it becomes syrupy.

Add the port and boil until syrup like – remove lemon and orange rind.

Remove from the heat and set aside.

Heat the butter in a large non-stick frying pan.

Remove the bread from the milky egg mixture and fry until the underside is golden.

Turn over and cook until firm and golden with a slight crust.

Serve immediately with some of the syrup dribbled over it and a sprinkling of cinnamon powder. Garnish with seasonal fruit.

Back to blog

We are not trained textile experts, we're just you're average hot sleepers who wanted to understand why some sheets were making us hotter. All opinions are our own and are based on sleep testing, wash testing and lab testing bedding, as well as working with textile experts and high-quality European manufacturers for over a decade. If you spot mistakes or incorrect information, let us know, we're always learning.