French Toast

I never knew sweet, custardy French toast growing up but I did know what we called ‘eggy bread’, which is similar and was my absolute favourite. I would make it for myself after school, using thick slices of my ouma’s bread – never winkelbrood! (shop bread) – which I would dip into an egg/milk mixture before frying until the bread had the crispy, slightly burnt edges that I liked. I would then eat it hot with cheese or lots of honey, which was always plentiful in our home because my parents