Sourdough French Toast Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 2
| Last Updated on September 14, 2023
Sourdough french toast is the perfect dish for breakfast or lunch. Thick slices of sourdough are dipped in a spiced custard for a fluffy french toast that is crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
Breakfast
French
10
ingredients
6
steps
30
minutes
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Ingredients

Servings:
4
4
egg yolks
2 cup(s)
milk (see notes)
2 tbsp
vanilla extract
1 tbsp
salt
1 tbsp
nutmeg
1 tbsp
cinnamon
8
slices of sourdough bread
8 tbsp
butter
powdered sugar, for garnish
maple syrup, for garnish
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Directions 6 steps | 30 Minutes

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper. Measure and prep all ingredients.

Sourdough French Toast Recipe: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Step 2

Make the custard. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks, milk and vanilla extract together. Once combined, whisk in the salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Sourdough French Toast Recipe: Make the custard.
Step 3

Dunk the sourdough bread into the custard until saturated on each side.

Sourdough French Toast Recipe: Dunk the sourdough bread into the custard until saturated on each side.
Step 4

Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat and add two tablespoons of butter. Once the butter is melted, cook bread for 1 minute on each side.

Sourdough French Toast Recipe: Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat and add two tablespoons of butter.
Step 5

Once all the french toast is on the sheet tray, bake for 10 minutes at 400°F.

Sourdough French Toast Recipe: Once all the french toast is on the sheet tray, bake for 10 minutes at 400°F.
Step 6

Serve immediately with powdered sugar or maple syrup. Enjoy!

Sourdough French Toast Recipe: Serve immediately with powdered sugar or maple syrup.

Notes:

For a richer french toast, heavy cream or half and half can be substituted for milk.

Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
1132
FAT
38 g
PROTEIN
36.3 g
CARBS
159.3 g
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Sarah D.

Sarah

01 Aug 2022

Sourdough > all other bread for French toast!

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Jolee S.

Jolee

26 Jul 2022

I'd never tried using sourdough for French toast and I didn't expect it to be so good!

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