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Welcome back. Today I want to show you how I make my vegan French toast which
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has the perfect texture and flavor just like traditional French toast. This
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recipe is the first one in my vegan Christmas recipe series so of course
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we're gonna start with breakfast. As usual if you want to follow along the
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link to the recipe will be in the description box below. So the first thing
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I'm gonna do is preheat my griddle over medium heat. You can also use a skillet
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if you don't have a griddle. The next thing I'm gonna do is prepare my
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custard that we're gonna be soaking the bread in. So I'll mix up 1 cup of
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unsweetened almond milk, 3 tablespoons of aquafaba, a teaspoon of vanilla, a
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tablespoon of nutritional yeast, 1 tablespoon of flour, 1 teaspoon of ground flaxseed, a teaspoon of cinnamon, and an eighth of a teaspoon of salt. And
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I'll just set that aside to let it thicken for about 5 minutes. In case
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you're wondering why I'm using both aquafaba and ground flaxseed because they are both egg replacers, the reason is because that just gave me the best
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texture. It gives a nice combination of crunchy on the outside and soft and
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creamy on the inside. And the nutritional yeast is just to add a little bit of
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that eggy flavor to the custard. While that's thickening I'm going to slice my
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bread into slices that are about 3 quarters of an inch to an inch thick
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Depending on how big your loaf is, the custard should be enough for about 4 to
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6 slices of bread. I'm using a loaf of French bread but you could use Italian
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bread or a vegan brioche or vegan challah. I just wouldn't recommend using
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a bread that's already sliced because your slices will be too thin and your
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bread will fall apart. A lot of people also like to use bread that's a couple of days old for French toast. I find that it comes out good either way, so do you
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Now I'm just gonna set up a few plates with custard and lay the slices of bread
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in the custard to soak. You're gonna want to leave the slices in the custard for
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at least 3 minutes. Depending on how absorbent your bread is you might need
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to leave it for up to 8 minutes to really soak in that custard. And once
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one side is soaked then you're just gonna flip it over and soak the other
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side. So once my first pieces of bread are soaked then they are ready to be
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cooked on the stove. I am going to use half vegan butter and half spray oil. You
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could use one or the other if you like. I like to use the vegan butter because it
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adds a little bit of flavor but the spray oil is also a little lighter than
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the vegan butter so I just like the combination of the two. Use whatever you
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like. So I'm gonna cook my French toast until it turns a nice golden brown color
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which should take about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. We're going for a crispy
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outside and a soft creamy inside. The French toast is ready so now I'm just going to top it with some powdered
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sugar, vegan whipped cream, raspberries, and maple syrup. And that's it! This one
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is super simple so it is perfect for a lazy Christmas breakfast
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That's all for this one but just like my Thanksgiving recipes I have a ton of
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Christmas recipe videos coming up. If you can't wait for those I'll put a link
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in the description below where you can find all the recipes on my website. Thanks
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for watching. See you next time
