Chai French Toast
French toast where the milk is steeped with chai first, so the spice soaks into the bread. Fragrant, and no more effort than usual.
Chai French toast infuses chai into the milk for the egg mix, so the cinnamon, cardamom and ginger soak right into the bread before it hits the pan. It comes out properly aromatic, and it takes no longer than the plain version.
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It uses PG Tips Chai Special Blend, a Black Tea and chai spice blend. Serves 2, ready in about 12 minutes.
You'll need
- 2 PG Tips Chai tea bags
- 120ml milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- Half a teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 thick slices of brioche or stale white bread
- A knob of butter for the pan, plus maple syrup and a dust of cinnamon, to serve
Method
- Warm the milk in a small pan to just below a simmer, take off the heat, drop in the 2 chai bags and steep, covered, 10 minutes. This pulls the spice straight into the milk.
- Squeeze and remove the bags. Whisk the chai milk with the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a shallow dish.
- Dip each slice of bread into the chai egg mix, turning so it soaks both sides for 30 seconds; brioche absorbs more than white.
- Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and cook the slices 2 minutes a side until golden and set, working in batches.
- Stack on plates, drizzle with maple syrup and dust with cinnamon. Serve hot.
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Brewed with: PG Tips Chai Special Blend, 70 Tea Bags 175g
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