Why doesn't my French toast have any taste?

My French Toast always tastes wonderful and much simpler than yours. I break an egg in a square cake pan and beat it with a fork. Then I add milk to the egg and a healthy dose of cinnamon (about 1/3 tsp). I give that a good beating with a fork. Then I pick up a slice of bread, lower it into the egg mixture, immediately turn it over to coat the other side, immediately remove it to a skillet that I added 1 tablespoon of butter to and melted. Leave the bread there until it has browned. Don't turn it until it has browned. Then turn it over and do the same to the other side. It will start to puff and look beautiful. I then remove it from the skillet, cut it in half on the diagonal so the pieces are triangles. I place the first half on the plate, place the second half overlapping the first. I put 2 slices of French Toast on the plate, each half overlapping the last. Then I sprinkle sifted powdered sugar over the slices and serve it with syrup and butter.

It always is presented perfectly and tastes wonderful with crispiness on the edges and puffy and tender in the center. I've used wheat bread and regular white bread and they came out great.

Hope this helps.

French toast by itself doesn't have much taste. Most of the taste comes from what you put on it rather than the toast itself. I'd try a little more cinnamon, a little more salt, a dash of nutmeg. I'd never use vanilla. This is breakfast, not dessert. Don't soak the bread so long, some bread really only needs to be put in the liquid, flipped over and removed within a few seconds, and fry in very little oil, only enough to stop it from sticking which isn't much. Cook it a little lower and a little longer so the inside gets thoroughly cooked and the outside gets drier and crispier. And try a tastier bread, even one you have to slice yourself so you can cut slices with a little body to them. I know the stuff they make in restaurants is made with bland white bread, but you'll get more flavour in the French toast if you use a whole wheat bread that has some flavour of its own. And if you're using a non-stick pan, switch to a cast iron or even a stainless skillet. I find that many things like this, cooked in non-stick, come out bland.

Hi, I have to say I like the egg tastes with crisp bacon and tons of yummy maple syrup, oh! Lets not for 2 eggs over easy, yum the best! Oops I almost forgot fresh orange juice yes lol. Ok why not try this? Something light change from traditional French toast Serving 3 Ingredients 6 slices of light honey wheat bread ¾ cup egg substitute 3 tablespoon skim milk 1 tablespoon of your best cinnamon 1 teaspoon of your best vanilla 1 teaspoon of white sugar Mix the last five ingredients together, and then dip each slice of bread in the liquid mixture. Place the dipped bread on a griddle that is coated with cooking spray. Flip the bread to cook the other side. You can dust with confectioner's sugar, or top the French toast with fruit is another delicious option. Hopes that works for you, happy cooking and take care

Somebody just likes going down the list giving folks bad marks LOL Guess they want there answer to look better but maybe it is not the best advice anyway LOL

Okay I have a few tips

You have to use stale bread, something like sliced french bread, or any firm bread, look in the marked down bread or day old bakery items. but never use soft fresh bread. The stale bread will soak up the mix and not fall apart. Slice your french or bakery bread about 1/2" thick and let it set in the mix for a few minutes.

Second, You should turn the heat up a little as you want it to brown, the sugar will caramelize that is what gives it the flavor.

Third I would use more sugar

Been making it for yrs. The browner it is the more flavor it has..

I never use vanilla or nutmeg or cinnamon!

Just 3 egg, 1 cup evaporated milk(or 1 1/2), pinch of salt and about 1/2 cup sugar. Cook in an iron skillet with about 1/8 " of oil you will have to add more oil as you go. Don't crown them in the skillet and don't flip it till the original side is good and brown. Know one like soggy soft french toast You want it to be brown and sort crunchy.. MMMMM

add in a little nutmeg as well. If you have any heavy cream, take out 1/4 of the milk and use heavy cream instead. When submerging the bread, leave it in for a while until it becomes pretty soggy(so you have the mixture all throughout the bread rather than just the outside). I'd let some of the excess drip of before putting it in the pan.

Don't put too much in the pan.... I would recommend 1 or 2 slices in the pan, no more than that. When cooking, brown the bottom of the french toast, turn it over and cook for about 30 seconds longer. After that, bake it in the oven(375°) for about 10 minutes.

Definite first thing to look at (as many have suggested) is the type of bread you're using. I like a nice challah bread for french toast personally, it takes a coating nicely without saturating the inside and creating that mushy texture.

Also, try using orange zest to flavor the batter. Maybe not for every one but it complements both cinnamon and vanilla nicely, since you already have those in your egg batter.

The first issue is going to be the bread that you are using. I am guessing that you are pretty much using just plain old white bread. That does not cut it. Just think about when you are eating a sandwich, how much taste does your bread have....not very much. That lack of taste will translate into your french toast as well. Try using a sweet bread, maybe go to a bakery or ask the people in the grocery store bakery to help you find it. Here is a good recipe to follow (BTW, this site is absolutely phenomenal if you have never seen it before).

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Original-Recipe-Frenc...

Wanna get a little adventurous....try doing something like one of these.....The nice thing is you can make them the night before and then just throw it in the oven in the morning :) Let me know how things work out for you!!!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Overnight-Blueberry-F...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Make-Ahead-French-Toa...

I've had that problem too. Try this recipe:

2/3 cup orange juice

3 tablespoons honey

5 eggs

16 slices bread.

1. Beat orange juice, honey, and eggs until foamy. Dip bread into egg mixture; place in oiled or buttered pans. Drizzle any remaining egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours, (this prevents it from getting soggy).

2. Heat oven 450. Bake uncovered 16-18 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Serve with powdered sugar.

Also instead of maple syrup, try this delicious caramel-like sauce:

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tb butter

1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cinnamon

1 ts vanilla extract

In a saucepan, whisk the first 4 ingredients till smooth. Bring to a boil, cook and stir until thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Enjoy!

Ok let's just revamp this, shall we?

1. Best toast to use is white texas toast.

2. Equal parts egg and whipping cream/35% cream

3. 1 or 2 tbsp cinnamon per 1 cup of egg and cream mix. (maybe try some with 1 tbsp and add another if you need to)

4. Pinch of salt

Other than texas toast usage the best way to tell your french toast isn't soggy in the centre is it slightly "puffs" and the crust will be completely dry. The best pan to use is a non stick if you don't have one use pam not oil or butter to fry the toast. Generally non stick pan with nothing in it has them coming out dry and non oily, it's my first choice.

Add more cinnamon and vanilla.

USe butter and make sure it is hot enough.You just need enough to grease the pan, you aren;t deep frying it.

The oil may be covering up the other flavors.

You don't really need sugar in the egg wash.

You could also add various other spices or flavors.