Lemon Drizzle French Toast

I am a HUGE fan of lemon drizzle cake, so I thought I would take inspiration from those amazing flavours and translate them into a French toast (eggy bread) recipe for you. While it looks and tastes wonderfully decadent, there is actually no additional sugar in this recipe apart from the natural sugars found in the fruits. You will also be getting a reasonable amount of protein and good quality fat from the eggs, chia seeds and yoghurt.

Tired of your weekend pancakes? I can highly recommend switching things up a bit and trying out this lemony French sourdough toast next time you want to treat yourself at breakfast time.

TIME: 10-15 minutes⠀

SERVES: 2

SEASON: Spring to Autumn

INGREDIENTS:⠀

4 slices of sourdough⠀

2 organic eggs⠀

1/2 cup milk of your choice (I used almond)

1/2 tsp vanilla essence⠀

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice⠀

Butter or coconut oil for frying⠀
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TOPPINGS:⠀

Greek yoghurt⠀

Easy blueberry chia compote (1 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup water and 1 tbsp chia seeds)⠀

Freshly grated lemon zest⠀

Cinnamon (optional)

Sliced banana (optional)
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METHOD:⠀

1. Mix the eggs, milk, lemon juice and vanilla essence in a large bowl until well blended.⠀

2. Soak each piece of bread in the egg batter and ensure both sides are fully coated.⠀

3. Heat a frying pan on medium heat, place 1 spoonful of butter/coconut oil in pan and fry the bread slices on both sides until crisp.⠀

4. If you plan to serve with the blueberry compote, make this while the bread is cooking. Add the frozen blueberries to a pan over a medium heat. Add the hot water (I usually use straight from the kettle if recently boiled) and allow the berries about 2 minutes to begin to reduce down. ⠀

5. Add the chia seeds to the blueberries and stir in thoroughly.⠀

6. Give the compote another few minutes to thicken up over the heat. Add a sprinkling of cinnamon if you’re a fan. Add more water if it becomes too thick.⠀

7. Serve the French toast with lots of Greek yoghurt, the warm blueberry compote, a generous grating of lemon zest and some sliced banana.