Healthy Oven-Baked French Toast

Ingredients

• 1 loaf sliced bread (Preferably 2 days old; estimated at about 500 g)
• 1 L milk or plant-based beverage (Choose milk or a plant-based beverage)
• 3 eggs
• 2 cinnamon sticks (Used to flavor the milk)
• honey or agave syrup (A little to add to the eggs and to finish, to taste; estimated quantity of 30 g)
• 2 lemon peels (Two peels or strips of peel)
• ground cinnamon (To taste; used in the egg mixture and for sprinkling. Estimated quantity of 4 g)
• fresh fruit (Optional, for serving; type and quantity were not specified)
• nuts (Optional, for serving; type and quantity were not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the milk or plant-based beverage in a large container. Add the cinnamon sticks and lemon peels.

2. 2

   Add the sliced bread to the flavored milk, arranging the slices so that they are covered.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C.

4. 4

   Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add a little honey or agave syrup and ground cinnamon to taste, mixing until incorporated.

5. 5

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

6. 6

   Dip each soaked slice of bread into the beaten egg mixture, coating both sides.

7. 7

   Arrange the egg-coated slices on the lined baking sheet without overlapping them.

8. 8

   Bake at 200 °C for about 20 minutes, or until the French toast is golden brown.

9. 9

   Remove the French toast from the oven. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and drizzle with or finish with honey or agave, to taste.

10. 10

    Serve, if desired, with fresh fruit or nuts.

Notes

The amount of honey or agave and ground cinnamon was not specified. The recipe does not state how many slices the loaf contains or the exact yield; the yield was estimated. The text indicates that the bread should be covered with milk, but does not specify a soaking time.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• Christmas
• Portuguese
• vegetarian
• baked
• no-fry
• French toast
• optionally lactose-free