12 Reviews of Barefoot Contessa's Challah French Toast

From: LeahMarie

On Feb 14, 2005

This was sooo good. Of course I couldn't find challah bread, so I used Hawaiian bread. It turned out wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

From: Char Foster

On Apr 13, 2004

I saw this show and duplicated it. My husband and I really enjoyed the food as well as the setting. Everyone try it.

From: troyh

On Jul 24, 2006

We didn't use Challah bread, but we used a Brioche from a local bakery. It was delicious, still. We only got 4 slices of french toast out of it because our bread was thick and really soaked up the batter. We used milk instead of half-and-half and used the bacon fat from bacon we had just cooked on the griddle instead of butter. Mmmm! It was a great way to start a sunny Sunday morning.

From: Chef #345362

On Sep 4, 2006

My hushand and I loved this. We couldn't find the Challah bread, so we used thick sliced white bread instead. I had never thought of using grated orange zest in french toast - but we both really loved the fresh taste it added.

From: Velouria

On Apr 21, 2007

I just got the Barefoot Contessa Family Style Cookbook and tried this recipe. We loved it; it was the best french toast I've ever had. I made the recipe as written, and it turned out fabulous. The outside was a nice golden brown while the inside was creamy and custard-like. If you don't like it that soft on the inside, I would recommend not soaking it for too long as the bread does absorb quite a lot of the egg mixture. I think what makes this recipe special is the challah and the orange zest. Yummy!

From: ~Rita~

On Jul 7, 2006

Perfect! My favorite way to make french toast is with challah. The bread absorbs all the yummy goodness and is soft inside and a little crunch on the outside. Made for one, skipped the salt, and orange zest. Thank you for a wonderful breakfast!

From: Irmgard

On Jul 6, 2006

This is a wonderful recipe. I have made it as written but now I make it just with egg whites and bake it in the oven for approx. 20 minutes until it is brown on both sides. Either way, we inhale it!

From: PanNan

On Jul 8, 2006

The flavor of the french toast is great, and it was nice and crispy on the outside. We were a little put off by the soft - almost soggy custard-like inside. I added more cooking time on each side, but didn't want it to burn. Perhaps thinner slices, or soaking it for a shorter time would suit our tastes better.

From: dimply dots

On Jun 27, 2009

Delicious! I added a squeeze of the orange for extra flavor and adjusted the servings for 2. Slicing the challah yourself into nice thick slices is key. I've used pre-sliced thin challah before and it isn't as good as the thick slices.

From: Nikoma

On Mar 24, 2009

Exellent french toast! I'd never made it with challah before but I had quite a bit left over. I think I'm spoiled now, it's so much better useing this bread! Used 2% milk and had to use white sugar for the honey because I'm out. Can't wait to try it again useing the honey. I love the orange, it's just a light accent but it makes all the difference. Will make again. Update - bumping this to 5 stars. I froze a bunch of this and broke it out for breakfast. BF never says a word about what I feed him, good or bad. But he actually commented that this turned out really well! AND my finicky difficult Mother also thought it was fantastic, and a nice switch from the usual. Thank you Bri!