Of all the things we make with bread, toast is my favorite thing to eat. But I’m not talking about the toast made in a toaster, which we eat every morning in a hurry. This is toast taken up a notch, Let me show you how tasty a toast can be if you have a little time on your hands.
I’m making the special and the simple versions of toast, both sweet and savory too.
Get ready to taste 5 different types of toast
Classic French Toast
French toast is the tastiest of all, it is definitely the decadent version of toast. I’m going to make it minus the eggs , hard to believe right? I know you have a lot of questions, How can it be soft and moist without the eggs ? Let me prove it to you.
First of all we have to make the mix to soak the bread slices.
Take a large bowl pour
- 1/2 cup – evaporated milk or regular milk
- 1 tablespoon – condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon – all purpose flour ( maida)
- 1 teaspoon – vanilla extract
Mix everything nicely.
This mixture is enough to make 4 slices you can double the measurements if you want to make more.
Don’t worry about adding the flour you won’t even taste it in the finished product. It actually gives the beaten egg consistency and prevents the bread from falling apart.
- Heat the griddle.
- since we can’t put butter on the bread slices we need to put some on the griddle.
- Even if you use a non stick pan it is needed to get the golden color.
- As you can see I just used a stick of butter directly on the pan to slightly coat it.
- It’s much easier and actually you use less butter this way.
- Make sure the butter is cold so it melts slower than the room temperature ones.
- Now quickly dip the slices on both sides and toast it until it’s golden brown . Flip it and cook the other side too.
Did you see how yummy it looks . Now let’s plate it up .
Now that we had something sweet, how about something spicy?
It’s my favorite the spicy chili cheese toast.
Chili Cheese Toast
I’m a big fan of Sara Lee white breads , my favorites are artesano, honey wheat and butter bread. They are great for these type of toasts.
Butter the slices on both sides. Toast it , flip it and spread the chili chutney on the toasted side. This chutney is made of both spicy and sweet peppers, vinegar and salt.
Put a slice of cheese on each toast. Now carefully put the slices together.Flip it one more time and let the cheese on both sides melt nicely .
I have used one slice of mozzarella and one slice of Swiss cheese. This combo tastes yummy when it’s melted. I really love the Sargento brand cheeses it’s so fresh and delicious.
Cut it diagonally so that it’s easy to dunk it in the ketchup.
Go ahead and take a bite ! Cheese toast is one thing which tastes good right out of the pan.
I like to serve it with ketchup. You can’t go wrong with ketchup, it’s the one condiment which makes anything tasty. But Ketchup has come a long way ,it’s not just a plain old tomato flavor anymore. I was surprised to see sriracha and jalapeño flavors in ketchup.
You might be thinking my god spicy chili toast with spicy ketchups. Don’t worry, it’s not that spicy, it tastes as mild as the regular ketchup but you just get the hint of these amazing flavors.
These toasts are the best start for a lazy sunday morning, or a special breakfast in bed or it’s an awesome brunch. So when you have a little time make it and enjoy it!
Now that I have shown the special version of it. Let me show the simple version.
This is my spin on the most popular cinnamon toast
Cinnamon Toast
I wanted to try this at home and tried making it in many different ways.
Sprinkled a mix of cinnamon and sugar on top of the toasted bread. It tasted good but it didn’t stick to it.
Spread the butter, sugar and cinnamon and quickly baked it in the oven for a couple of minutes. It had the slightly burnt smell of cinnamon.
So I came up with this awesome idea.
Cinnamon butter !!
- Unsalted butter- 1 stick or 1/2 cup
- softened ( room temperature)
- Granulated sugar – 2 tablespoons
- Cinnamon powder – 2 teaspoons
- Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
Mix everything nicely, transfer it to a small serving bowl , cover it and refrigerate for sometime so that the butter slightly hardens.
Luscious Cinnamon Butter
- This way it sticks to the toast
- Easy to spread
- Has the unaltered aroma of cinnamon
Problem solved !
Vanilla in cinnamon toast ? I’m a big fan of vanilla so I pretty much add it to anything sweet to enhance the flavor.
Put some butter on the slices , toast it until crispy and golden brown.
Now spread the cinnamon butter it slightly melts on the hot toast, yummy ! It tastes extremely good.
Let me show you another savory toast- the one and only Garlic Toast. This is my family’s favorite.
Garlic Toast
Take a peeled garlic clove and rub it on the crunchy surface.
Do this on both sides. It gives the mild garlic flavor without the chunky garlic pieces.
Sprinkle some freshly ground pepper.
Cut this into strips
And serve it with some warm marinara sauce (Tomato sauce)
You can use any sauces of your choice but nothing beats this Italian combo.
Dunk it in the sauce and enjoy.
You can also use crunchy baguette or any other freshly baked breads form your local bakery or deli for this type of toast, Tastes great too
The Jam Toast
Spread the Indian jam and some butter on top and enjoy.
Indian jams are kind of fruity in flavor and sweet unlike the jelly which is little tart in nature. It comes in so many flavors but my favorite is the mixed fruit jam made of pineapple, mango, Apple, orange and grapes.
In India nut butters are not that popular so we like to use either salted or unsalted butter.
I really enjoyed writing this post. And I have literally traded every single secret about the way I make toasts, Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. I guarantee that you won’t have the heart to make a toast in the toaster anymore, Why settle with a dry and tasteless toast when you can make an array of tasty ones.
Hope you enjoyed this long post as I promised, it’s literally Toasts Galore 🙂
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Yum! Check out my recipe for this too 💗
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Wow, breakfast will be exciting in our house this week with all your toast ideas. Can’t wait to make the cinnamon butter x
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Thank you so much ! I’m glad you like them 😊
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I love your cinnamon butter recipe! What a simple way to make toast more exciting! My kids will love it!
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Thank you !
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Wow… Even I am a big fan of toasts… Am drooling just now, would be definitely trying out the cinnamon toast soon 😀
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ymmy!!!!
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Oh my! It looks so tempting 😍! I’am definitely trying this ☺ A small suggestion. You can make a savory version of the same by using besan ,turmeric, milk combined with chopped onions, green chillies and black pepper ☺
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Thank you ! It sounds good ! Sure I will give this a try.
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