Wife Saver French Toast

by Bob Sassone, Posted May 28th 2008 @ 9:04AM

French bread Not really sure why this is called Wife Saver French Toast (I'd love to hear the story of how they came up with the name for it - I imagine a wife mad at her husband and he has to make his own breakfast that morning), but it sounds quite good.

Note: it's not a recipe for French Toast where you just dip the bread in liquid and throw it in a pan. You have to soak this overnight and then bake it in the oven for 50 minutes. So maybe the wife got mad at the hubby the night before and had to really plan this out for the next day's breakfast. (It also says to use "French bread," which I assume means the kind in the pic above and not square slices of thick toast?)

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Tags: bread, breakfast, breakfast meal, french toast, french toast recipe

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5-28-2008 @10:02AM Astin said... Actually, I'd guess the don't mean a baguette (pictured), or they'd call it a baguette. Instead, perhaps a french loaf? Wider, shorter, and perfect for french toast.
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5-28-2008 @10:32AM Laura K said... I'm guessing wife saver actually refers to the lesser amount of labor it would require in the morning: the wife (i.e. food preparer) can sleep in and not work quite so hard to prepare breakfast.
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5-28-2008 @11:45AM Brian said... I made a similar recipe recently from a loaf of italian bread from the supermarket: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/BAKED-FRENCH-TOAST-232680 much simpler and delicious results.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanbohemian/2501437195/

I have never been good at the dunk and griddle method, plus this can easily be prepared the day before (when sober) and baked/enjoyed during the morning after's hangover.
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