6 tablespoons (1 ½ ounces) cornstarch

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon table salt

1 ½ cups plant-based milk or dairy milk

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

8 slices hearty sandwich bread

1. Adjust I oven rack to lowest position and second

   rack 5 to 6 inches from broiler element. Heat oven to 425

   degrees. Generously spray bottom and sides of 18 by 13-

   inch rimmed baking sheet with vegetable oil spray.

2. Whisk cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and

   salt together in large bowl. Add milk, oil, and vanilla and

   whisk until combined; transfer to shallow dish. Working

   with 1 slice of bread at a time, soak bread in milk mixture

   until just saturated, 3 to 5 seconds per side. Using your

   hands and spatula for extra support, lift bread out of

   batter, allowing excess batter to drip back into dish,

   then place on prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining

   bread and batter, arranging soaked bread in single layer

   on sheet and whisking batter between each slice to

   recombine.

3. Bake on lower rack until bottoms of slices are golden

   brown, 12 to 18 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through

   baking. Transfer sheet to upper rack, heat broiler, and

   broil until tops of slices are golden brown, watching

   carefully and rotating sheet as needed to prevent

   burning, 1 to 4 minutes.

4. Carefully flip each slice broiled side down. Serve.