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The Best German French Toast – Oma's Arme Ritter Rezept

Oma's German French toast is a traditional Arme Ritter recipe that will remind you of sitting around Oma's table. She would make these as a delicious way to use up stale bread and often serve them with cinnamon-sugar sprinkled over the top.

Servings:

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

• ½ pound loaf of stale bread, ½-inch to ¾-inch thick slices
• 2 large eggs
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (optional) 
• 1 cup milk (part cream if desired) 
• 3 - 4 tablespoons butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 200°F, if you want to keep the Arme Ritter warm until all are fried.
2. Mix eggs, salt, sugar, lemon zest, and milk in a bowl.
3. Dip bread slices, both sides, into egg mixture. 
4. Let bread slices sit for a few minutes on a wax-paper covered counter so the egg mixture will soak in. 
5. Meanwhile, heat butter in a saute pan or griddle. 
6. Fry bread, in batches, until golden brown on both sides (about 2 to 3 minutes per side)
7. Remove from pan and transfer to cookie sheet and keep in warm oven until rest of bread has been fried.
8. Serve with fruit sauce, syrup, or sprinkled with powdered sugar or sugar and cinnamon.

Notes/Hints:

• For the cinnamon/sugar mixture, stir together 1 tablespoon cinnamon with 4 tablespoons granulated sugar.
• The best type of bread to use is Brioche, French Baguette, or Challah. However, almost any bread will work. Just make sure it's stale so it can soak up the egg/milk mixture. The final texture may not be 'perfect', but the taste will be awesome!

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