This french toast has a crisp outside and a soft, custardy interior, reminiscent of Japanese tamagoyaki. The ideal balance of salty and sweet flavors!

The ideal way to start the day is with an extremely soft and custardy french toast influenced by Japanese tamagoyaki.

I have a deep affection for all types of french toast. I think I’ve said before how my ideal french toast restaurant would resemble IHOP but serve french toast rather than pancakes. It goes without saying that I love french toast. Anywhere we go, I like to try the french toast.

Sometimes I come across a different kind of french toast, but often they are similar to the traditional version, which is basically bread dipped in eggs and milk and fried.

Japanese french toast has become my latest french toast passion! It’s very different from traditional french toast, yet it’s still soft and custardy.

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What Is French Toast Made Japanese Style?

The ingredients for Japanese style french toast are almost the same as those for traditional french toast—bread, eggs, and cooking—but the overall result is different from the french toast you are familiar with.

To begin with, Japanese french toast begins with shokupan, which is incredibly fluffy milk bread. The incredibly soft and fluffy bread is almost usually sliced without its crusts, and it absorbs liquids like a sponge.

They also frequently soak their bread in an egg mixture that includes sugar, milk, or cream, and eggs to make it more custard-like.

The bread is fully submerged after being immersed for an extended period of time. Famous for its overnight soaked bread, its french toast at a well-known Tokyo hotel is the softest, custardiest you’ve ever had.

The bread is then cooked slowly so that the outsides are lightly golden and the insides are creamy and cooked through. It is really amazing how fluffy and puffed the eggs get. French toast prepared in the Japanese way is served in many Tokyo cafes.

What is meant by Tamagoyaki?

A grilled egg, or tamagoyaki, is one of my favorite sushi dishes. It is the one that has a vibrant yellow color, resembles an egg (obviously), and tastes excellent—both savory and sweet. It is essentially a wrapped omelette made of eggs seasoned with mirin, a sweet Japanese rice wine with a very low alcohol content, and soy sauce.

I thought I’d mix sweet and savory ingredients to create the ideal Japanese french toast because I adore creating tamagoyaki and french toast.

Motives for Baking Japanese Tamagoyaki-Style French Toast

You are a huge fan of french toast.

You’re a tamagoyaki fan.

You want to finish up the mirin that you have in the pantry.

Some fluffy bread is lingering near you.

You detest french toast with a dry center and adore custard-like slices.

You’re keen to try out this new french toast recipe!

How to Prepare French Toast with Tamagoyaki

Trim the bread’s crusts and cut it into thick pieces.

Whisk the eggs, cream, sugar, soy, and mirin to make a savory egg custard mix. Strain the mixture to get an extra smooth french toast.

Let the bread soak for at least an hour, carefully turning it over. You want the bread to be well saturated, so if you can, continue.

In a nonstick pan, warm up a small amount of oil over very low heat. After letting the bread slice drip slightly, put it in the pan and cook it for eight to ten minutes on very low heat while covered. Take a peek with an offset spatula the top should be puffed and the bottom should be brown. After flipping, cover, and continue cooking until puffed and golden. If desired, top with syrup, whipped cream, and powdered sugar and serve on a platter.

Advice and Techniques

Use shokupan, milk bread, or bread from the Asian grocery shop, if you can. It is able to absorb the custard and has fluff. Purchasing bread without slices allows you to cut it into thick slices for exceptionally fluffy french toast.

Soak the bread first, then strain the egg mixture. This is an optional step that may seem unnecessary, but it’s what you should do if you want french toast that’s consistently golden yellow with no visible egg white specks.

To make sure the custard saturates and soaks all the way through, soak the bread for as long as possible and equally on both sides. This recipe for french toast does not contain any dry ingredients.

Even overnight soaking is an option. Naturally, this is dependent on your bread. Keep an eye on it because if it’s too fresh, it might easily come apart on you.

Reduce the heat to a very low level and cook slowly. Cover and cook over low heat is the key to fully cooking the custard. Toast will softly bubble up and provide softness and jiggles because of the low heat and covered pan.

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