Hearty Homestyle French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

20 -25 slices whole wheat bread (slightly stale)
4 eggs
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
extra cinnamon (optional)
butter
Optional Toppings
maple syrup (optional)
fruit syrup (optional)
hot cooked fruit (optional)
jam (optional)
sausage gravy (optional)
milk gravy (from fried ham) (optional)
powdered sugar (optional)
cinnamon sugar (optional)
brown sugar (optional)

Preparation

Beat the eggs in a bowl large enough to hold everything -- preferably one with a pouring spout.
Beat in the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar.
Heat a griddle and butter lightly.
Pour some of the mix into a wide, shallow dish that will hold a slice of bread.
Dip both sides of a slice of bread into the mix and lay it on the griddle. Fill the griddle.
Cook slices until nicely browned, flip and brown the other side.
Repeat with the rest of the bread. Be sure to beat the mix a few strokes before each refilling of the shallow dish. Add extra cinnamon if too much gets stuck to the early slices.
Serve with a choice of your favorite toppings.