Pain Perdu a la Mimi (French Toast)

Have you ever been craving French Toast only to realize that you didn't have any syrup in the fridge or pantry? Well I have plenty of syrup, but this French toast is so good that I don't want to ruin it with syrup.
According to mommie, my "secret" is that I use margarine to cook them rather than oil.

What you need:
Bread, any type will do. I personally prefer white wheat, and this makes about 5-6 slices.
1/4 c. milk
1 egg
1/4 c. sugar
2 T. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla extract
1-2 T. butter/margarine for cooking

What to do:
Mix together milk, egg, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. I then pour the mixture into a shallow baking dish to make it easier to coat the bread, but this is not necessary. Heat a bit of the butter/margarine in a frying pan over medium heat. While the butter is heating, begin coating slices of bread in the mixture. Two minutes on the first side and a minute on the second side is good.

Once the first slice is coated, put it in the pan and let it cook, about 90 seconds to 2 minutes on the first side and another minute to 90 seconds on the second side. While one slice is cooking, put the next slice into the mixture to absorb the liquid.

Continue cooking slice by slice, adding more margarine/butter to the pan if needed.

I think these taste great with just a bit of margarine on them, but I have served them with syrup or a can of strawberries before and both were fabulous. The canned strawberries are particularly good because this French Toast is slightly sweet and the strawberries are a bit tart.

Enjoy!
-Mimi-