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Easy Sourdough French Toast

Made with sourdough bread, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and a sprinkling of cinnamon, this sourdough French toast recipe is easy, healthy, and delicious. It's the perfect recipe for weekend breakfasts and it's freezer-friendly.
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French toast on a plate, cut with a fork.
Prep Time:5 minutes
24 minutes
Total Time:29 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 shallow baking dish
  • 1 large skillet

Ingredients

  • 8 slices sourdough bread (about 3/4 inch thick), at least 2 days old
  • 4 eggs
  • 2/3 cup whole milk or heavy cream, almond milk, canned coconut milk, or cashew milk
  • 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

For Cooking the French Toast

  • 3 Tablespoons butter

Instructions

  • In a shallow baking dish or bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, maple syrup, and salt.
    4 eggs, 2/3 cup whole milk , 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1 pinch salt
    Milk, egg, cinnamon, maple syrup in a baking dish.
  • Place 1-2 bread slices (depending on how many will fit in your skillet) in the egg and milk mixture for about 1 minute. For thicker slices of bread, or whole wheat bread, soak for up to 2 minutes. Flip the bread and soak on the other side for about 1 minute. Only dunk as many bread slices as you can cook at the time.
    Soaking two bread slices in the milk and egg mixture in a shallow baking dish..
  • Melt some butter (about 1/2 tablespoon) in the skillet over medium heat. Once melted, swirl the skillet so the butter evenly coats the skillet.
    Melting butter in a cast iron skillet.
  • Remove the bread slice from the milk and egg mixture, holding the bread over the soaking dish for just a few seconds so excess egg mixture drips off the bread. Then place the bread in the hot skillet.
    Cooking the french toast in a cast-iron skillet with butter.
  • Cook the bread for 2-3 minutes, until the bread has a golden crust, then use a spatula to flip the bread and cook for another 2-3 minutes. During the last minute, turn up the heat if you'd like a crispy crust on bread.
  • Remove the bread to a plate or place in the oven (see note below) to keep the slices warm until serving.
  • Repeat the process: add more butter, soak the bread, add bread to the skillet. Whisk the egg and milk mixture each time before adding more bread.
  • Serve warm with topping of choice (see notes below for different topping ideas).
    French toast on a plate, cut with a fork.

Notes

To keep the French toast warm until serving, heat the oven to 200F. Place the cooked French toast on a sheet pan, in the oven, in between batches to stay warm.
Topping Ideas: The classic French toast toppings are butter and maple syrup. If you want to change things up, here are a few more ways to top the French toast slices.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 284IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 8 servings (1 French toast per serving)
Calories: 162kcal
Author: Kristin Marr
Cost: $8