Brownie Challah French Toast
Benjamin the Baker
4 servings plus challah (yield: 1 550g/1.2 lb loaf)
8-12 hours
15 minutes
Challah, thick-sliced and bathed in an Everything Brownie-spiced custard, makes an incredible canvas for your next French toast-filled brunch.

Ingredients
French Toast:
- 4 slices of challah (sliced roughly ¾ in (20 mm) thick)
- ½ cup (113g) whole milk
- ½ cup (113g) heavy cream
- 3 eggs
- 2 Tbsp (18g) Everything Brownie Sweet Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp (14g) unsalted butter
Challah:
- ½ cup (113g) water, warm
- 1 ½ tsp (4.5g) instant yeast
- 2 ¼ cups (315g) bread flour
- 2 Tbsp (25g) sugar
- 1 tsp (6g) fine salt
- 2 Tbsp (25g) oil
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- Extra egg for the egg wash
Directions
French Toast:
- Allow the challah to sit uncovered overnight to stale.
- Whisk together the milk, heavy cream, eggs, and Everything Brownie seasoning and pour into a square baking pan.
- Melt ½ Tbsp (7g) of butter in a non-stick skillet set over medium-low heat.
- While the butter melts, place two slices of the challah into the custard mixture and allow to soak for roughly 30 seconds on each side or until saturated.
- Place the two slices in the preheated pan and cook for roughly 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned and no longer liquidy in the center.
- Repeat with the remaining two slices of challah.
- Serve with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Challah:
- Stir together the warm water and yeast and leave alone for a minute to let the yeast dissolve.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and mix until the dough comes together.
- Knead the dough until it has reached full gluten development.
- Add the dough to a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 ½ - 2 hrs).
- Deflate the dough and divide into six equal pieces (roughly 90g each).
- Roll each piece into a rough cylinder, cover, and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll each cylinder so that it is larger in the middle and tapered on the ends.
- Braid the challah.
- Brush with oil to prevent the dough from drying and developing a skin. Let rise until a slight indent in the dough springs back slowly and halfway (about 1 ½ - 2 hrs).
- Brush with egg wash and bake at 375°F for 25-30 min or golden brown.