The Very Best Homemade
Breakfast
Homemade French Toast, Cheese Omelet and Orange Juice
French Toast For One
2 large slices hearty sandwich bread STEP #1 Using a toaster, toast the bread on the lowest
1/2 cup milk setting. Toast the bread until it feels dried out.
1 tablespoon butter It does not have to be brown.
(some for the batter and some for the pan) STEP #2 Place the 1 cup of milk and 1 /2 of the tablespoon
1 large egg-beaten of butter in a small microwave safe bowl. Heat
1 tablespoon brown sugar until the butter is melted, about 30 seconds.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract STEP #3 Add the beaten egg, brown sugar, vanilla,
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon cinnamon and salt to the milk mixture. Use a
Pinch of salt whisk and beat this up to combine. Pour this
Mixture into a shallow pan, like a pie plate.
Step #4 Soak the bread slice in the milk mixture until
It is wet but not falling apart, about 20 seconds.
Flip the bread over using a spatula and soak for
Another 20 seconds.
STEP #5 Melt the remaining piece of butter in a nonstick
Skillet. Use a spatula to transfer the bread slices
And cook until golden brown, cook both sides.
Start With The Right Bread.
Drying out the bread in the toaster allows
it to soak up the egg mixture. Don’t skip the step, you want the bread
to be dry and firm but not really browned
Cheese Omelet For One
The secret to a nice omelet is the pan. It should be big-10 inch
nonstick skillet and you will need a rubber spatula.
2 large eggs STEP #1 In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, salt and pepper.
Pinch of salt STEP #2 In a 10 inch skillet, melt butter over medium
Pinch of pepper heat, swirling the pan to evenly coat skillet
1 tablespoon butter STEP #3 Add eggs to the skillet and stir gently with
Cheddar cheese rubber spatula until the eggs begin to set,
Optional-bacon bits, diced onion, about 10 seconds.
Mushrooms STEP #4 Use the spatula to gently pull and lift cooked
eggs into the center of skillet, tilt and swirl
skillet so uncooked eggs run to the cleared
edges of the skillet. Cook until egg
on top is mostly set but still moist-
1-2 minutes.
STEP #5 Turn off the heat. Sprinkle omelet with cheese
And let it melt about 20 seconds. Use the rubber
Spatula To carefully fold the omelet in half and
And slide it onto a plate.
Facts About Orange Juice…It’s better to eat an orange than to drink orange juice. Why? Because the juice has no fiber unless it is added back in processing.
Orange Juice is high in Vitamin C which helps your immune system-that means it fights colds.
Enriched or Fortified— What’s the difference?
Enriching foods means nutrients are added back that were taken out during processing. For example, flour is enriched because niacin, riboflavin, folic acid, thiamine, and iron are added back. These micronutrients are found naturally in wheat. Fortifying foods means adding nutrients that were never there. Orange juice is sold with added calcium and Vitamin D. Milk has Vitamins A & D added.