The day after our sleepover, Leah and I decided to make some brunch. We wanted something hearty and heavy after all the drinking the night before...and what better cure for a hangover than rich food and some hair of the dog (in this case, mimosas)!
Most of the savory french toast recipes we saw were pretty damn complicated and required layering the bread with the savory ingredients and baking, seeming more like savory bread pudding, really. Not that there's anything wrong with that and would like to try to make it someday, but we wanted something easy and quick to make for breakfast. I then stumbled into this recipe for "eggy bread", which turned out to be exactly what I'm looking for. Like regular french toast, you dip the bread in the batter and pan-fry it. Unlike most custard bases though, this one was predominantly egg with just a splash of milk, and no sugar at all. I usually use brioche for french toast, but it seemed like it would be too sweet/rich for this recipe so just used a crusty batard for this recipe. After dipping the bread, we fried them and then topped them with grated gruyere cheese and melted the cheese in the skillet. On the plate, we then topped them with sliced heirloom tomatoes and chives. Of course, no savory breakfast is complete without some bacon!
Will definitely want to have this again, and try different variations in the future. It totally hit the spot after a long night of drinking!
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