READY IN 9 mins

Uncle Jesse's French Toast

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"This recipe comes from my brother's kitchen in New Mexico, he is a great cook." — ALMASMOM1

Directions

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
Melt about 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip slices of bread one at a time into the egg, quickly coating each side but not fully saturating the bread.
Fry a few slices at a time in the buttered skillet until golden brown on each side. Add more butter to the skillet and continue with remaining slices. Melt remaining butter in the microwave at 15 second intervals. Place finished toast onto plates, drizzle with melted butter, and dust with confectioners' sugar.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 4 mins
READY IN 9 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Oct 02, 2011

Seriously, people, those of you who appoint yourselves as the "food police" STOP rating and commenting on recipes that you haven't tried and don't plan to. NO ONE CARES if you think there's too much fat or sugar or whatever in a recipe, we are free to eat what we want and so are you. Go enjoy your egg whites and mush, I'll have a piece of French toast with BUTTER and spices and real eggs. Wonder who will enjoy their breakfast the most? :) Great recipe, loved the spices and butter, easy to make. I cook this in a cast iron skillet over a camp fire when we meet up with friends to go on trail rides on our horses and it is a huge hit! I serve it with BACON and HONEY HAM and skillet potatoes! If it kills me, at least I enjoyed my meals.

—dalidal

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Dec 05, 2007

I don't believe I have ever given one star before. I could not even attempt to eat this. The flavors were extremely overpowering.

—SMALLIE81

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Jul 14, 2012

I added a good amount of vanilla extract to the egg wash. That was the only change I made. Both of my kids said this was the best french toast they've ever had. They loved the confectioners sugar on top. HIGHLY suggest you make this in your cast iron skillet--it gets this wonderful crust that can't be beat.

—Sarah Jo

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Mar 14, 2008

These were great! I usually use Cinnamon while making French Toast but never thought of using Nutmeg, Cloves and Ginger. I would have to say I cut way down on the Cloves as it seemed to over power the flavors!

—ritachick

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Jul 13, 2008

Well, I made this today for my daughter's birthday breakfast. I made a few changes: I used day old Italian Bread, 1 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground cloves, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. ginger. I also have never made French toast without milk so I added some as well. I didn't use more butter than just enough to fry the French toast. I lightly dusted the sugar. We enjoyed this quite a lot. Thumbs up!

—Nandabear

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Oct 04, 2011

This French toast is wonderful. And a great special occasion treat.

—CatWoman

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Jan 15, 2006

These are very good, although I think they were a little spicy for my 2 year old. I may cut the spices in half next time. I did add a little milk. This made 8 pieces of toast for me, not 15! Perfect amount for our family.

—PULLEYHEATHER

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Nov 25, 2007

Excellent. I added a little honey to the butter I drizzled over them and they were wonderful! I will use only half the cloves next time because I think 1 tsp overpowered the other spices, but other than that, this is a keeper!

—MISTICAT57

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Nutrition

Calories
698 kcal
35%

Carbohydrates
61.7 g
20%

Cholesterol
267 mg
89%

Fat
44 g
68%

Fiber
6.4 g
25%

Protein
16.6 g
33%

Sodium
721 mg
29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Uncle Jesse's French Toast

Serving Size: 1/5 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 5
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 698
Calories from Fat: 396

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 44g 68 %
Saturated Fat 25.4g 127 %
Cholesterol 267mg 89 %
Sodium 721mg 29 %
Potassium 290mg 8 %
Total Carbohydrates 61.7g 20 %
Dietary Fiber 6.4g 25 %
Protein 16.6g 33 %
Sugars 29.8g
Vitamin A 27 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 17 %
Iron 30 %
Thiamin 33 %
Niacin 50 %
Vitamin B6 15 %
Magnesium 28 %
Folate 35 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.