A tangy, sweet, and salty dish, sourdough French toast is a delicious meal for your next brunch. Apricot jam and cream cheese are sandwiched between two slices of sourdough, then soaked in custard before being fried and covered with warmed apricot jam. A delicate and delicious combination, the oozy apricot jam and cream cheese bring out the best flavors of sourdough for a delectable, light meal.
8slicessourdough bread into ½ inch slicespreferably stale
3large eggs
1cupwhole milk
4ozcream cheese cup
1cupapricot jam
pinch of salt
1 to 2tbspbutter
Instructions
Take two slices of sourdough bread. Spread 2 tablespoons cream cheese on one slice and 2 tablespoons apricot jam on another. Put together as a sandwich and repeat with the remaining bread.
Whisk together 1 cup whole milk, a pinch of salt and 3 large eggs until fully combined.
Place the custard mixture in a shallow baking dish. Soak the sandwiches in the custard mixture for 4-5 minutes per side.
Heat 1-2 tablespoons of butter in a non-stick skillet on medium heat and fry the sandwiches for 4-5 minutes per side.
Put 1/2 cup of the apricot jam in a small saucepan or microwave safe bowl and heat until warm.
Assemble the French toast by slicing the sandwiches in half on the diagonal and topping with 1-2 tablespoons of warm apricot jam.