How do you make your eggy (french) toast?

I have tried to make this two times now, and only once was it marginally successful (the second time I tried it with cinnamon which just made it sickly). One problem I find when I do it is that the bread never actually gets crispy no matter how long I fry it.

Can anyone provide any recipes, or tips on how to get the bread to crispen up. One idea I had, but haven’t tried yet, is to put it in the toaster before dunking into bread. Would that work?

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