Sourdough French Toast
Sourdough french toast is the ultimate breakfast or brunch recipe!
This recipes calls for thick slices of sourdough bread, drenched in a cinnamon flavored custard and served with butter and maple syrup.
Your kitchen will smell like the holidays when you get this french toast cooking on the stove!
French toast is taken to a new level with your homemade sourdough bread!
The perfect french toast is creamy on the inside with a slightly crunchy texture on the outside.
Sourdough bread is perfect because it's sturdy and soaks up the custard without falling apart.
Topped with butter and maple syrup, this french toast will be highly requested in your house!
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Step by step instructions
French toast is one of the easiest breakfast recipes around. Take a look at these simple steps!
- Slice your sourdough bread into ¾" thick slices.
- In a bowl, mix the eggs, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt together with a whisk.
- Soak the bread slices for 10 minutes on each side.
- Heat the butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the bread 3-4 minutes per side.
Serve warm with butter and maple syrup!
Tips for success
- Before you start cooking, preheat your oven to 400 degrees and place a baking sheet inside. Transfer the cooked french toast slices to the oven to keep warm until you are finished cooking and ready to serve.
- Make sure your skillet is preheated over medium-low heat before you start cooking. You don't want to cook it too quickly and burn the custard. It needs to cook slowly to cook evenly.
- The bread should be cut into ¾" slices for the best results. If it's thinner, the bread won't be able to stand up to the custard and may fall apart. Day old or stale bread is best for french toast.
- Use a combination of butter and vegetable oil to prevent the butter from burning in the skillet.
How to store and reheat
Leftovers can be stored, wrapped in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat leftovers in the oven at 350 degrees until warmed through.
I hope you enjoy this sourdough french toast recipe with your family! Make sure to try out our other sourdough breakfast recipes like sourdough english muffins, sourdough cinnamon rolls, sourdough biscuits and sourdough pancakes!
If you have any questions please ask them in the comment section below. And don't forget to pin the recipe for later!
Sourdough French Toast Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 6 slices sourdough bread (¾" thick)
- 2 tablespoons (28 g) butter
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) vegetable oil
Custard ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup (240 g) heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon (2 g) fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon (3 g) ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon (2 g) ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) white sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400° and place a baking sheet inside. Heat skillet over medium-low heat with the butter and oil.
- Use a whisk to combine the eggs, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl. Pour the custard mixture into a shallow baking dish. Soak 2 slices of bread 10 minutes on each side.
- Cook the slices on the 3-4 minutes per side. (Place the next 2 slices in the custard to soak while the current slices are cooking.) Transfer to the oven on the baking sheet to keep them warm until you are ready to serve.
NOTES
- Before you start cooking, preheat your oven to 400 degrees and place a baking sheet inside. Transfer the cooked french toast slices to the oven to keep warm until you are finished cooking and ready to serve.
- Make sure your skillet is preheated over medium-low heat before you start cooking. You don't want to cook it too quickly and burn the custard. It needs to cook slowly in order to cook evenly.
- The bread should be cut into ¾" slices for the best results. If it's thinner, the bread won't be able to stand up to the custard and may fall apart. Day old or stale bread is best for french toast.
- Use a combination of butter and vegetable oil to prevent the butter from burning in the skillet.
Wouldn’t 400 degrees be too high to keep the French toast warm? I would think that would cook it more…..
Hi Patty, our directions say to preheat the oven to 350°F degrees and heat just until warmed through.
I have made sourdough French toast and love it. instead of oil I use ghee. it doesn't burn or smoke and the flavor is great.
Excellent recipe! I doubled recipe and had almost enough for a whole loaf pan loaf. I cut the pieces in half. Soooo good! My grandson’s bday is today (Jan 1) & we had it for breakfast. Thank you!
I actually made French Toast this morning with Honey Oat Sourdough. It was excellent!
which sourdough recipe did you use for the bread?
Either the easy sourdough bread recipe or the sourdough country loaf.