Sourdough French Toast Bake

This Sourdough French Toast Bake is a delicious bread, egg, and milk mixture baked up into a casserole-style french toast. It is the perfect way to use up leftover loaves of sourdough bread.

Aside from the sourdough world, I find that when I use the term “sourdough” to make something sweet, I get a look. Most people just don’t understand that sourdough can be used for a wide variety of baked goods, sweet treats, and yes a sourdough fresh toast bake.

I love using my sourdough starter any chance I can get. Although this one doesn’t necessarily use the sourdough starter in the actual recipe. But it helps to use up those last bits of the sourdough loaf that tend to sit on our countertops.

If you make bread often then you know that there are many times when the bread starts to harden, and you begin getting creative in an effort to use it up.

For this, we make croutons, bread crumbs, and strata quite regularly in our house. This recipe was born out of that same idea. Although you can use fresh cubed bread for this as well. It is a fun one to make up for brunches too so I have in fact gotten a standard French bread loaf at the market to make it. No matter what you use, I am sure you will enjoy it just the same.

If you are looking for a new bread recipe to bake you should try my Sourdough Artisan Loaf. If you are new to bread baking entirely but would love an easy no fail bread recipe. Try my Easy No Knead Artisan Bread. Both loaves work for this recipe!

Why I Love This Recipe

I love any recipe that allows me to use up what I have in the kitchen. Often we throw things out to the chickens so nothing is truly ever a waste; however, I would first like to do my best to use up what I have taken the time to make. This Sourdough French Toast Bake is a great one for it because you really can use a mesh up of different loaves on this and no one would be the wiser. Not only that but the chicken eggs can begin piling up on the countertop right alongside the sourdough loaves.

Recipes like this help me to use up those freshly laid beautiful chicken eggs.

I know I also mentioned brunches already but seriously, it is a great one to make up for a group setting. If you are trying to feed a larger crowd or several dishes at the same time. Do it skillet style. It takes the complication out of it. Be sure to check out my favorite dishes to serve for hosting a brunch at home. The first one is a Puff Pancake and the other is a Simple Farmhouse Frittata. I find this to be the perfect pairing of sweet and salty.

What You Will Need To Make It

8 cups cubed sourdough bread (this is a great way to use left over sourdough bread)

1 tsp cinnamon

6 eggs

1 cup of milk

1 tsp vanilla

6 tbsp butter

Cinnamon and Sugar Topping

2 tbsp organic sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

Cube the sourdough bread into bite sized pieces and place them into a large bowl.

In a separate bowl mix together the 6 eggs, milk, vanilla, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and 4 tbsp of melted butter. *Allow the melted butter to come to room temp before adding it to the milk and egg mixture.

Mix well and pour over the cubed bread in a bowl. Allow the bread to absorb the mixture for about 5 minutes. While the bread sits, heat your oven to 350℉.

During this time, place your skillet on the stovetop and melt the other 2 tbsp of butter. Make sure to spread it evenly across the pan as it melts.

Remove from heat, and pour in the soaked bread mixture. (*If using a baking dish, melt the 2 tbsp of butter and pour it into the bottom of the baking dish before adding the bread mixture.

Combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping mixture and sprinkle it evenly across the top of your French toast mixture.

Bake for approximately 25 minutes. Serve with maple syrup or a berry compote.

Baking Notes

• Make sure to allow the bread to do at least a 5 minute soak before adding to your baking dish or skillet to allow the bread to absorb the batter.
• You can use any left over bread you have on hand, not just sourdough. I have mixed two different loaves to use them up for this recipe and it worked great.
• If you are using a baking dish in place of a skillet, make sure to still add the 2 tbsp of melted butter to the bottom of the dish before adding the cubed bread mixture.

Benefits Of Sourdough

Of course, we love the taste but sourdough is actually a healthier alternative to eating regular bread such as white or wheat loaves. The lower phytate levels in sourdough make for an easier-to-digest food and result in a better more nutritious bread.

It is a good alternative for those who are sensitive to gluten as sourdough is a fermented food that has a bacteria-to-yeast composition that works on breaking down the starches found in the grain before it’s even eaten. Sourdough is also known as a prebiotic food that simply put, will help keep your gut bacteria healthy.

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