Gather your ingredients.

Whisk together 4 eggs in a shallow bowl suitable for dunking your challah bread slices.

Measure out 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream and 1/3 cup of whole milk.

Add the cream and milk to the eggs.

Whisk the eggs, cream and milk.

Add 2 tablespoons of maple syrup.

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Add 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Optionally, add 1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. I think this is a must!

Optionally, grate in 1 1/2 teaspoon of fresh nutmeg. I'm using a microplane to grate the nutmeg.

Whisk together your ingredients again.

Cut the challah into slices. I like fairly thick pieces of French toast. This is about 3/4 inch thick.

Dunk a slice of challah into the batter and ensure it is fully coated. I don't want it to get mushy so I only let it soak for 45-60 seconds,

On a frying pan coated with butter, set to medium heat, fry the French toast for about 2-3 minutes per side. You're looking for a nice golden brown color. You can also fry the bottom edge if you like.

Yum! You can finish it off with some powdered sugar, maple syrup, melted butter and maybe a side of fruit.

How to make great french toast

I find that a great French toast starts by using the right ingredients: heavy whipping cream, whole milk, eggs and day old challah. Hope you enjoy my recipe!