EDITOR’S NOTE (February 12, 2020): Recipe video posted on my Facebook page.
Delighted to share my favorite breakfast sandwich that I make at least twice a month.
This hearty main dish contains two cooked sausage patties sandwiched between two slices of French toast. It’s drizzled with honey and lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Early one morning, I was brainstorming for creative breakfast ideas.
Using available ingredients, I whipped this up for breakfast.
Rather than place sausage patties on the side as usual, I used them to make this delicious sandwich.
Sliced honey wheat bread is my favorite. However, any sliced bread will work.
Restaurants serve French toast with butter (not margarine), maple syrup and powdered sugar. The possibilities are endless. French toast can be topped with just about anything.
According to the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, French toast originated in France, where it is known as “amerite” or “pain perdu” (lost bread).
What’s lost bread? Originally, French toast was made from stale bread that would otherwise been thrown away.
The phrase “French toast” first appeared in print in the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink in 1871.
According to JustFunFacts.com, French toast is a dish made of sliced bread soaked in eggs and milk, then fried (usually in unsalted butter).
Alternative names include Spanish toast, German toast, nun’s toast, eggy bread, torrija, poor knights of Windsor, Bombay toast and several others.
In France, the dish is called “pain perdu,” meaning “lost bread.”
Why lost bread? Originally, people made French toast from stale bread in order to make use of bread that would otherwise have been thrown away.
In Scotland, French toast is traditionally served with sausage between two slices of French toast, eaten as a sandwich. It is also sometimes eaten with ketchup in Great Britain.
Enjoy this recipe!
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 8 minutes |
| Servings |
sandwich
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- 2 medium eggs, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons reduced fat or low-fat milk Or use heavy whipping cream or whole milk.
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 2 slices honey wheat bread
- 2 sausage patties, cooked Cook patties according to instructions on package.
- honey for drizzling
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar for garnish Use more or less.
Ingredients
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- In a pie plate (or similar dish), combine eggs, vanilla, milk, ground cinnamon (if using), black pepper (if using), and salt (if using).
- Stir vigorously with a fork until well combined. Soak each slice in mixture. Flip each slice over with a spatula to prevent tearing. Leave in pie plate.
- Melt butter in a skillet over low-medium heat.
- Use spatula to move soaked bread slices from pie plate to skillet with melted butter. Cook 3-4 minutes over low-medium heat. Flip over. Cook another 3-4 minutes. Both slices should be golden brown on both sides.
- Turn heat off.
- Use spatula to move French toast from skillet to plate. Place two cooked sausage patties on one slice. Top with second slice.
- Drizzle sandwich with honey. Sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional). Serve hot.