Categories: Breakfast 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      4    Eggs                               12    Thick slices of bread that 
      2 tb + 1 ts sugar                             -Have been cut and left out 
    1/2 ts Salt                                     -Overnight to dry out 
      1 c  Whole milk                               Butter 
    1/4 ts Vanilla extract                          Powdered sugar, optional 
 
---------------------------BRANDIED LEMON BUTTER--------------------------- 
    1/2 c  Butter                              4 ts Grated lemon rind 
      1 c  Sugar                               3 oz Brandy or rum 
           Juice of 2 lemons               
  
  In a shallow dish,beat eggs,sugar,salt,milk and vanilla.Soak bread in the 
  mixture.Heat butter over medium high heat and cook each slice until 
  slightly brown on each side.Serve with maple syrup or brandied lemon butter 
  and lemon slices.Sprinkle with powdered sugar,if desired. BRANDIED LEMON 
  BUTTER Melt butter over low heat.Spoon off any foam that forms.Pour into a 
  dish,leaving behind any sediment in the pan.Wash pan,pour in the clarified 
  butter and sugar.Stir constantly until sugar dissolves.Add rind,juice and 
  brandy and stir until smooth.Pour over hot French toast.