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Cinnamon Brioche French Toast #shareamoment

Published on November 30, 2016 by Elizabeth 27 Comments
Last Updated on January 28, 2019

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In collaboration with Brioche Pasquier.

Cinnamon Brioche French Toast

It’s my blogaversary today! Well, at least, I think it’s today… I know it was the end of November, a few days before my own birthday, when I first set up a private food blog on Blogger. Fast forward five years and my little space of the internet is thriving, and I earn enough from the commissioned recipes I make (this like this one), to be a stay at home Mum and to call myself my own boss.

I love it, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

This morning, to celebrate, I made my children a batch of cinnamon brioche French toast for breakfast. Ok, no, I fib. I wanted to make them a batch of cinnamon brioche French toast for breakfast, but this time of year in Shetland it’s still pitch black when the kids get up in the morning. The sun’s only rising when they head off for school, which means I actually made the cinnamon brioche French toast pictured here for my lunch, when I have a two hour window of decent natural light for food photography. They weren’t allowed to touch the brioche until I’d photographed it, something the children of food bloggers are well versed with.

Cinnamon Brioche French Toast

Yes, I totally ate the contents of these photographs. Real food, this.

I have no idea when I started making French toast, over two decades ago, definitely, but every now and then when I want to make breakfast a little extra special, like for birthdays or blogaversaries (or just because I want it), I make it with some Brioche Pasquier sliced brioche loaf.

Their sliced brioche loaf makes the best French toast ever!

I never use a recipe when I make it though – I whisk up a couple of eggs (five eggs when all five of us are eating together) with a splash of milk and sprinkle this eggy mixture liberally with a good coating of ground cinnamon straight from the spice jar. Buttered bread (both sides) gets soaked in the cinnamon eggy mixture and then it’s fried in a non-stick pan for a few minutes on either side.

To serve: bacon & maple syrup or (and this is my secret extra-special favourite way) lashings of golden syrup and a generous sprinkling of icing sugar. Extra sugar, if you know what I mean. It’s like pudding, for breakfast. Yum.

Brioche Pasquier #Shareamoment

Brioche Pasquier was founded in 1936 by Gabriel Pasquier [pronounced Pah-ski-ey] in the small French village of Les Cerqueux. In 1974 his sons turned it into the family business of Brioche Pasquier that we now know, and they now they employ over 3000 people worldwide (and occasionally commission us food bloggers too!).

They raise their own dough using their own traditional ‘levain’, a natural raising agent that adds to the unique flavour and consistency of their dough. All of their recipes are free from artificial colours, flavours and hydrogenated fats. Look out for their pains au chocolat, pains au lait, croissants and sliced brioche loaf in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, the Co-op, Budgens and Ocado.

My children will be treated to this cinnamon brioche French toast recipe this week though, on my birthday! In addition to my blog being 5 this week I am turning the big 4-0. This afternoon, after school, I’ve promised them they can have at with the pain au chocolat (my favourite) with a mug of hot chocolate.

With thanks to Brioche Pasquier for the product samples for their #shareamoment campaign – you’ve made my children very, very happy! (Or they will be once they get home from school and are allowed to eat them!).

Cinnamon Brioche French Toast

Cinnamon Brioche French Toast

This is a jazzed up version of the French toast recipe I've been making now for over two decades, and it never fails to hit the spot!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 slices Brioche Pasquier sliced brioche loaf
  • butter softened
  • 2 eggs beaten with a fork
  • 1 splash full fat milk (approximately 2 tbsp)
  • ground cinnamon
  • Canadian maple syrup to serve (optional)
  • crispy bacon to serve (optional)
  • icing sugar to serve (optional)
  • fresh berries to serve (optional)

Instructions

  • Place the eggs in a wide, shallow dish (I find a cake tin or a quiche dish works well) and whisk with the milk.
  • Pop a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat to preheat while you butter both sides of the sliced brioche.
  • Sprinkle the top of the eggy mixture with a generous amount of cinnamon, and place one buttered brioche slice in it to soak for a minute or so. Flip over and leave to soak another minute.
  • Fry in the preheated pan until browned, flipping once.
  • Repeat with the remaining brioche, adding more ground cinnamon to the top of the eggy mixture for each slice. I like lots of cinnamon.
  • Serve warm with maple syrup and bacon, or golden syrup and a liberal dusting of icing sugar. Oh, and fresh fruit too.
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Food Photography Fail

Food photography fail – I wanted to lightly dust my French toast with icing sugar. Still ate it though (and I didn’t even use a fork!).

This is a commissioned post for Brioche Pasquier. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands who make it possible for me to do what I love: mess up my kitchen (seriously, how can I trash the kitchen making French toast?!) and share recipe stories.

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Comments

  1. Stevie says

    March 6, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    I’d love to get stuck into this at breakfast time.

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  2. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says

    December 21, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    This sounds worthy of a great holiday brunch. Happy Holidays for a fellow Canadian!!
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  3. Emily@JuicerHealthy says

    December 11, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    I really like French toast for breakfast. I often make them for my family. But yours look so mouthwatering 🙂 I guess I’ll follow your recipe tomorrow.

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  4. Rhian Westbury says

    December 7, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    Wow cinnamon french toast sounds amazing, definitely going to give this a go this Christmas x
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  5. Mary@SwimmingBlog says

    December 6, 2016 at 7:44 am

    This looks so tasty Elizabeth! Definitely gonna try this tomorrow. Happy blogversary and Happy birthday to you 🙂
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  6. Anthea says

    December 3, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    Oh my goodness your photo’s are mouthwateringly good! I have a mini me looking over my shoulder shrieking ‘Yummy’ as I write this!

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  7. Kira says

    December 3, 2016 at 12:42 am

    I absolutely loved this post! Definitely worth waiting for that food photography lighting window, that photo alone has made me incredibly hungry! I want to make some!

    Reply
  8. Anosa says

    December 2, 2016 at 8:39 pm

    This french toast version is aweosme and delicious. I have a couple of brioche bread and can not wait to try it out
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  9. stephanie says

    December 2, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    Oh wow this looks amazing! it’s like my ideal breakfast! x
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  10. Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says

    December 2, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    I’ve never even made French toast before. This looks totally delicious.
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  11. Jessica McDonnell says

    December 2, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    That Cinnamon toast looks so delicious. I’m bookmarking this and will definitely have a go at making it.

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  12. tanya brannan says

    December 2, 2016 at 11:17 am

    I love cinnamon french toast but have never thought of using Brioche before. Stupid me!! My whole family love Brioche and buy the Pasquier brand as it is just so good.
    I will be trying this over the next couple of weeks xx
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  13. WhatLauraLoves says

    December 2, 2016 at 3:38 am

    OMG this looks absolutely DELICIOUS, totally perfect brunch for me! xxx

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  14. Harriet from Toby & Roo says

    December 2, 2016 at 12:37 am

    Ooh my mum would love this as she really loves cinnamon! H x
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  15. Leah LS says

    December 2, 2016 at 12:01 am

    French toast is my ultimate comfort food but I am not a fan of cinnamon. I love the idea of bricoche french toast though as I love sweet and savoury. Heaven.

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  16. Rachel says

    December 1, 2016 at 11:55 pm

    There is something about the way you have described this which makes me want to try french toast this way with the bacon x
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  17. MELANIE EDJOURIAN says

    December 1, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    This looks delicious I have made various breads before but never a brioche and that fact it has cinnamon is even more exciting!!!!
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  18. Tamsin | Eco Fluffy Mama says

    December 1, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    I am drooling. These photos are making my stomach grumble so much! Also, happy Blogaversary!
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  19. Natasha Mairs says

    December 1, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    I really love Pasquier Brioche so i know this must taste really delicious!!
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  20. Jazmin Williams says

    December 1, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    Ooh, now this sounds like something my stepdad would absolutely love! May show the recipe to my mother for her to make for him 🙂
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  21. The London Mum says

    December 1, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    That is my idea of the perfect breakfast- I love french toast, but with a little bit of cinnamon it would be so festive!
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  22. Yaya says

    December 1, 2016 at 11:21 am

    Happy Blogaversary and Happy Birthday! This recipe looks so simple and delicious. Wish I could tuck into this right about now. x
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  23. Susanna | Ordinality says

    November 30, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    I’m totally sitting here drooling.. So delicious! I’ve never seen their stuff at the local Tesco; should have a better look as so far I haven’t found a good ready-sliced Brioche!
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  24. Jodie says

    November 30, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    Lovely post! I love breakfast items despite you getting it at lunch. Looks so yum! X
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  25. Ana De- Jesus says

    November 30, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    Oh my god this French toast looks absolutely amazing and I love anything that has brioche or cinnamon together. The two together make the perfect combo!
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  26. LaaLaa says

    November 30, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    I use to buy the Brioche Pasquier sliced brioche loaf, it’s beautiful for sandwiches but I never thought about doing this with it. May have to get some tomorrow x
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  27. Miracle Max says

    November 30, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Happy blogaversary. That recipe sounds amazing, I love french toast. I’ll be bookmarking this. Jo x
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