Rise and Shine!

Good Morning!  Joe and I were talking yesterday and as we become older we are noticing that we are noticing that we are more and more becoming morning people rather than the night owls we were in college.   Our lives have changed quite a bit.   Since most of my days begin at 5:30AM, 'sleeping' in on the weekends has quite a different meaning than a few years ago.  So if I'm not being indulgent in sleep, I might as well indulge in this...

You know what they say, right?  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!  If that is the case, we definitely started our day off on the right foot this morning.   We had challah french toast (holla!!), peppered bacon, scrambled eggs, and sauteed spinach with garlic (gotta get your greens!).  Now that my belly is full, I am ready to face the day.  Hell, I may even be ready to face the week.

Challah French Toast 
4 1" slices of challah (approximately half a loaf)
4 eggs
2/3 C milk (I used 2%)
1/3 C flour
1/3 C sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp butter
Maple syrup

1. Mix together eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon in a shallow dish.
2. Heat a large skillet or griddle on medium to medium high.  When the skillet is hot add 1 tbsp butter.
3. Dip each slice of bread into the egg batter for 30 seconds on each side.  Place in skillet and cook for approximately 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side until golden brown.
4. Add a little more butter to the skillet for each new batch.
5. Serve immediately with maple syrup.