1 Dollar Giant French Toast | But Cheaper

This is the biggest, cheapest homemade French toast you’ll ever see.

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

1 hour

Total

1 hour, 10 minutes

Serves

6

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1 Dollar Giant French Toast | But Cheaper

Ingredients

Dough:

1 cup (237ml) water
1 cup (237ml) whole milk
5 tsp (18g) instant dry yeast
2 large whole eggs, plus 1 whole egg, divided
2 large egg yolks
2 Tbsp (26g) granulated sugar
7 cups (750g) of unbleached bread flour, plus more for dusting
3 tsp (18g) fine sea salt
5 Tbsp (70g) unsalted butter, softened

Toasted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate Sauce:

½ cup (108g) granulated sugar
¼ cup (42g) light brown sugar
¼ tsp (2g) fine sea salt
½ cup (46g) unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup (118ml) cold water
4 marshmallows, toasted
2 tsp (9g) vanilla extract
Vanilla Ice Cream, topping

Assembly:

2 loaves of unsliced Brioche Bread, sliced 4” thick, either from the recipe above or store-bought
3 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
¼ tsp (under 1g) allspice
1 tsp (3g) ground cinnamon
¼ tsp (under 1g) nutmeg
2 Tbsp (26g) granulated sugar
½ cup (118ml) heavy cream
1.5 cup (355ml) whole milk

Directions

Dough:

1 cup (237ml) water
1 cup (237ml) whole milk
5 tsp (18g) instant dry yeast
2 large whole eggs, plus 1 whole egg, divided
2 large egg yolks
2 Tbsp (26g) granulated sugar
7 cups (750g) of unbleached bread flour, plus more for dusting
3 tsp (18g) fine sea salt
5 Tbsp (70g) unsalted butter, softened

Toasted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate Sauce:

½ cup (108g) granulated sugar
¼ cup (42g) light brown sugar
¼ tsp (2g) fine sea salt
½ cup (46g) unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup (118ml) cold water
4 marshmallows, toasted
2 tsp (9g) vanilla extract
Vanilla Ice Cream, topping

Assembly:

2 loaves of unsliced Brioche Bread, sliced 4” thick, either from the recipe above or store-bought
3 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
¼ tsp (under 1g) allspice
1 tsp (3g) ground cinnamon
¼ tsp (under 1g) nutmeg
2 Tbsp (26g) granulated sugar
½ cup (118ml) heavy cream
1.5 cup (355ml) whole milk