• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• pinch salt
• unsalted butter for frying
• stale bread

Mix eggs, sugar, milk vanilla and salt in a bowl.  Cut 4 x 2cm slices of bread.  Dip a slice in the egg mixture for 30-60 seconds, or until mixture well absorbed, and fry for a minute each side, or until crisp and golden.  Repeat.

Serve with cinnamon and sugar, maple syrup, stewed fruit and yoghurt, crispy bacon, fresh berries etc.  Use brioche or split croissants as a variation.

(from The Perfect Cookbook by David Herbert)