Milk toast is an old fashioned breakfast dish that is so easy to make! I love having bread soaked in milk. This recipe uses toasted cinnamon sugar brioche bread.
Warm or cold milk?
I prefer my milk toast with cold milk. I think the warm pieces of the brioche bread takes off just enough of the cold edge from the milk.
How to make (fancy) bread and milk
Dont get me wrong. I love the classic bread and milk from my childhood. But I wanted to turn it into a milk toast recipe that is just a bit fancier and brunch table ready.
To do that, I experimented with:
- The type of bread to use
- Toasting or grilling the bread
- Adding cinnamon sugar on top
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FAQ
What does adding milk to bread dough do?
What is milk bread made of?
Does milk bread taste like milk?
Can you make milk toast with brioche bread?
Milk toast is an old fashioned breakfast dish that is so easy to make! I love having bread soaked in milk. This recipe uses toasted cinnamon sugar brioche bread. In a large skillet on medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add in the brioche slices and toast until the bottom is golden brown, about 2 minutes.
How do you make milk bread?
There are many milk bread recipes on the internet, and many of them are quite complicated. Some require a traditional Chinese method, known as tangzhong, which is a cooked flour and liquid mixture that gets added to the dough. Other recipes require dough enhancers, also known as dough improvers or dough conditioners.
How do you make milk toast with cream?
Flip the toast once the cream has absorbed into the bread. Pour the remaining cream onto the bread and into the pan. Swirl and allow the cream to soak in. When the milk toast is golden and all of the cream is absorbed, add the remaining butter and swirl to coat. Cut into bite-sized pieces and drizzle with condensed milk (optional).
What is milk bread?
Milk bread is light, incredibly fluffy, and tears apart in melt-in-your-mouth strands. Milk bread dough is an enriched dough, which means it has dairy (milk, cream, and/or butter), eggs, oil, and/or sugar added to it. It is softer and richer than regular breads, which are made with primarily flour, water, salt, and yeast.