Many thanks to Laura Iriarte for sharing her favorite french toast recipe! Make sure you visit Laura’s blog Laura Loves Art.

My Uncle Earl taught me how to make french toast. Uncle Earl was my Dad’s brother. He lived with us for awhile when he was ill. His daughter, Gail, was my favorite cousin. Warning – not low calorie, not low cholesterol, not low fat. This is perfect for breakfast or brunch. I’ve never had french toast this good – To. Die. For. This is his recipe:

2 eggs
1-2 tbsp. of milk
butter
powdered sugar
maple syrup

Break two eggs into a bowl and mix – like you are going to scramble them. Then add approximately one to two tablespoons of milk, you can also use water, this thins the eggs so that they absorb easily into the bread. I use a shallow flat bottomed bowl to mix the egg mixture in, then I add the bread one piece at a time, and let it soak up the egg. This is perfect for day old or slightly dried out bread. When the bread is soaked through, spray your skillet with Pam, turn on med low to low, and add butter to melt and coat the bottom of the pan. Add bread and cook slowly so that it puffs up and cooks through. The bread will almost taste like cooked custard on the inside when done. Caution: shouldn’t be runny, if you cook it too fast it will not cook through in the inside. Remove from pan when puffy and golden brown on both sides.

Immediately butter with approx two teaspoons of butter. Rub butter around bread until completely melted. Then cover top of bread generously with powdered sugar. Make a trough down the middle of the bread and add about a teaspoon of maple syrup. Then mix it all together to make a thick frosting. Then EAT! Yumm! Best french toast EVER!

For more of Laura’s french toast pics, please see her flickr photostream .