Simple French Toast 'Eggy Bread' Made With Chickpea Flour
Equipment
- Large, non-stick frying pan
- Flat bowl
- Mixing bowl
- Fish slice
Ingredients
- 4 slices white or brown sourdough bread (breads with seeds and savoury flavours will not work well if you're making sweet eggy bread).
- ΒΌ cup + 1Tbsp chickpea flour
- 1 cup plant milk (do not use plant milks with added sugars, fruit juices or sweeteners if you're making savoury eggy bread).
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (use this only if you're making savoury eggy bread).
- Salt and pepper
- Oil and butter to fry Optional (not needed with a good non-stick pan).
- 1 heaped, Tbsp flax or chia meal for 'egg'
- Sides to serve (see list in body of this post above)
Instructions
- Start by mixing your flax or chia meal with half your milk and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- Now add your chickpea flour to a small bowl and gradually mix in your milk. Be sure to only add a little at first to mix to a paste, otherwise your batter will be lumpy.
- Add the rest of your ingredients and whisk thoroughly with a fork.
- Now you will need to put half your mix into a flat bowl. You will need to use a bowl wide enough to fit a whole slice of bread as you will need to be able to soak it for about a minute each side.
- Lay your first piece of bread into the eggy mix and leave for 1 minute.
- Meanwhile, get your frying pan on to heat with your oil and butter of choice. If using both, do a half and half split. Do not over-heat. Keep your pan on a medium heat throughout the whole cooking process.
- Turn the bread that is in the eggy mix over and repeat process on other side.
- Now add to your soaked bread to the hot pan and immediately get your other piece of bread into the eggy mix. Repeat the same process and add to your hot pan. Spoon over any remaining 'eggy' mixture onto both pieces of bread whilst they are in the pan (before they have been turned over). Don't worry if it spills over the sides and into the pan.
- Whilst your first 2 pieces of bread are frying on one side, tip the remaining egg mix into your flat bowl and start the process on your other slices of bread.
- Don't forget to keep an eye on your French toast that is already frying. You will want to flip it gently when it is golden brown and fry the other side whilst your other slices of bread are soaking.
- You will need to either keep warm your already cooked slices of French toast, OR serve straight away whilst the others are frying.
- Serve with toppings of choice (see body of blog post for a comprehensive list of amazing sides to go with your French toast, both sweet or savoury.