Fabulous French Toast

So I got this new cookbook the other day and this was the first recipe that I just had to try. Brenan finally had a day off so I woke him up with this for breakfast. I only had sandwich bread on hand, but thick bread is a must for this french toast. I also halved the recipe and it still made enough for the two of us (we each had 3 pieces).

French Toast

4 eggs
2/3 cup whole milk
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 slices thick bread (such as Texas toast) -- I found out that this is a MUST
3 tablespoons butter

1. Whisk together eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl (I use a pie dish because I think it's easier to dip the bread in...)

2. Heat a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium/low heat (don't ignore your heat level, it does need to be at medium-low). When the pan is hot add 1 tablespoon butter. If the butter smokes your pan is too hot.

3. Drop each bread slice into the batter for about 30 seconds per side. Let some of the batter drip off then drop the bread into the buttered pan. Cook each battered bread slice for 90 seconds to 2 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Add more butter to the pan as needed to cook all of the french toast.

*One thing I observed was that the batter seemed to settle in between dippings, so I would recommend re-stirring it each time.

This recipe is supposedly based off of Denny's Fabulous French Toast