Mmmm French Toast

I don't know if French Toast is actually French or if just  the style of dunking bread in a milk and egg mixture and frying is French, but we love it in our house. My daughter is particularly fond of French toast sticks, dipped in syrup. They are not too expensive, getting 20 good sticks perhaps 5 slices of thick bread worth, if on sale for $2.50 She'll eat 6-8 of them so they only last three breakfasts. They also take up a lot of space in the freezer-too much packaging. While around 80 cents isn't bad, I bet they are pretty processed. For the same or less, and perhaps 8 minutes of effort, I can make a quick French toast using items I pretty much always have in the house.

 In trying to keep my family enthused during my grocery challenges, I try starting her off at least a couple days with a breakfast favorite. Rather than French Toast sticks, I've been making French toast. My recipe is an egg, 1/4 cup of milk and about a tsp of cinnamon and a tsp of sugar, which I have measured in a shaker for topping as well. These are approximates-I never measure, just pour and shake. Using Aldi's soft wheat bread, I dip both sides, wait a couple seconds then fry on both sides until cooked, but still soft. It takes about a minute per side. As I make one at a time as that is the size of my small griddle pan, I pop the three I get out of the mix into the microwave for 10 seconds or so, to make sure the eggy part has fully cooked, and rewarm the first two. She either cuts in strips for dipping or covers in syrup. 

Sometimes I'll make multiples to keep for extra days. They reheat well in a toaster. Usually though I'm doing super quick in the morning while she is in the shower. She does cereal or instant oatmeal most days, but some days she just has such a long day, having a bit more substance makes me feel better, though I know she appreciates the effort. I should have taken a picture of my little pan, but instead, just have this old stock photo. What do you like to make for extra umph in the mornings? For my British readers, is this what eggy bread is, or is that something else? I'm always on the look out for new ideas.