Easy Sourdough French Toast Recipe

Sourdough French toast is an easy and delicious way to use up older bread. It’s a great way to use up a lot of eggs and is warm and filling on those cooler days.

The best part is you can top it with such a variety of different things making it sweet or savoury. Sourdough bread has a more complex flavour and is great to use in French toast.

If you want a filling, simple and satisfying breakfast no further! Let’s get started with some sourdough French toast tips.

Sourdough French Toast Tips

1. Use older bread: Older bread is better to use because it holds its shape better. Really soft fresh bread can soak up too much mixture and become a bit mushy and breaks apart easier.
2. Let it soak: Make sure your bread has time to soak in the egg mixture. I like to leave my older bread soaking for about 15 minutes.
3. Cook in butter or coconut oil: Using butter or coconut oil adds a nice extra taste to the bread. It really enhances the flavours! I preferably wouldn’t use grapeseed, canola or any other oil like that.
4. Preheat pan: Make sure your pan is already preheated with butter or oil in it. This will allow the bread to start cooking and reduce chances of any sticking happening. You don’t want it your pan to be on a medium heat setting.
5. Thicker bread is better: Thicker bread will hold its form better than thinner bread. But older bread works well too!

Ingredients

There are a few ingredients you will need for this recipe.

Bread: For this recipe we are using Sourdough Bread, you might also like to try it with Sourdough Raisin Bread! You will need about 8 slices of bread.

Eggs: You will need between 6-8 eggs. I use 6 eggs if they are large eggs and 8 if they are smaller eggs.

Cream: Cream will make this more like a delicious custard you don’t need too much cream.

Milk: You can use any milk you like; it helps to thin down the egg mixture, so it absorbs better into the bread.

Sweetener: I personally love to use rapadura sugar to sweeten up it’s like brown sugar in taste but healthier. You can also use honey or raw sugar as well!

Vanilla: Just a little to give it an extra delicious flavour.

Cinnamon: You don’t need to add cinnamon, but I love the flavour it gives to the French toast!

Butter or oil: You will need some sort of fat to cook the French toast in, so they don’t stick, adds flavour and gets the outside of the bread crispier!

Sourdough French Toast step by step instructions

1. Mix together the eggs, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. I place my ingredients in a rectangular tray that fits several loaves of bread at a time.
2. Place a couple slices of bread into your pan so they can soak about 5 minutes on each side.
3. Preheat your pan with 1/4 butter or coconut oil.
4. Place 2 slices of bread in the pan at a time to cook. Allow to cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
5. Remove from pan and place on a plate ready to serve with whatever topping you desire!

Topping Ideas for French Toast

There are so many different ways you can enjoy French toast! Honestly, it’s all in the toppings! Here are some ideas!

1. Maple syrup and chopped fruit
2. Apple sauce and honey
3. Bacon and eggs
4. Avocado and Smoked salmon/egg/ or any deli meat
5. Jam
6. Sliced cooked fruit like peaches, apples or pears! They add sweetness and easy to chop up this way.

Sourdough French Toast Questions and Answers

What type of bread should you use for French toast?

Sourdough bread is a great option for this recipe because it is a bit firmer and cold hold it’s shape better. Other great options are Sourdough raisin bread or a brioche type of bread!

Can Sourdough French toast be frozen?

Yes, sourdough French toast can be frozen! Once it’s cooked and completely cooled you can place them on parchment paper in a freezer ziploc bag.

Is Sourdough good for French toast?

Sourdough bread is great for French toast. It’s a slightly harder bread which can hold its structure well. It also adds an extra lovely flavour.

Why is my Sourdough bread soggy?

There can be a few reasons why your French toast is soggy. If your bread is too thin or you leave it too long soaking up the egg mixture, it can make your bread lose its form making it go soggy.

Why is Sourdough bread healthier?

Sourdough bread has less gluten in it because the yeast eats it. It also has less phytic acid level so you can actually absorb the nutrients in the grains.

While sourdough bread can be healthier choose the right flours is also important. Depending on the flour you use will determine how nutrient dense your bread will be.