French Toast

From the Weekend magazine, Foodcourt column on "Breakfast".

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-5

Ingredients

• 1  cup low-fat milk
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 -5  drops vanilla essence
• 4 -5  slices  stale bread
• 2  eggs
• 3 -5  teaspoons caster sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter

Directions

1. Boil milk with sugar and essence.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Set aside.
4. Soak bread slices in milk for a few seconds without letting bread fall apart.
5. Then dip bread slices one at a time in beaten eggs.
6. Heat butter in a pan.
7. Fry the slices in the butter.
8. When golden in colour, turn the bread slices over and cook the other side.
9. Arrange the slices in a serving dish.
10. Sprinkle some castor sugar over the slices.
11. Serve warm.