I think it was Dave S. and Bob T. that told me that the sugar in the
egg mixture was for browning and not for flavor and I said I'd try it.
So I did.

I used a loaf of bread from a local chain called Breadsmith. They
call this loaf "Cherry Pie"

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When sliced it looked like this:

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I took five slices and let them soak in five eggs with a tablespoon of
sugar for about 20 minutes. Longer might have been better but we were
hungry. I baked instead of frying and didn't get a plated shot but
this is what came out of the oven:

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There was no vanilla or cinnamon like I normally use and they were
fabulous. We had them with butter and honey and no syrup.

Thanks to Bob and Dave and anyone else who pointed me in the proper
direction! They browned wonderfully.

Lou