This savory French toast recipe is known as fried eggy bread(yumurtali ekmek) in Turkey. It makes your mornings worth waking up to. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Breakfast recipes have an important role in Turkish cuisine and eggy bread toasts are a classic from our childhood. They are the star of a lazy weekend breakfast table just like tomato scrambled eggs aka menemen, simit and cheese borek.
You might have seen thousands of french toast recipes around the Internet. Savory, sweet, stove-top fried, oven-baked French toast or french toast sandwiches. We weren't aware that there are that many variations in other cuisines until we started blogging and learning from others. However, today we want to go simple and share the easiest savory french toast recipe or eggy bread as we call it in Turkey.
Although we love to go with quick and easy breakfast recipes especially during weekdays like warm bulgur breakfast bowls, banana oatmeal breakfast cookies or low-carb egg muffins, weekend breakfasts are always our favorite.
Breakfast is like a big ceremony with lots of foods at the weekend when all family members are together. If you are one of those who can not think of breakfast without bread, you have something in common with Turkish people. We LOVE to spread something on bread such as butter, honey, clotted cream, strawberry jam or even a spicy acuka sauce. And a stack of spicy eggy bread toasts makes a great base for any spread.
How To Make
Nobody can resist newly made eggy bread toasts for breakfast. We make it in the simplest form: Beat eggs, season with salt and spices. Dip bread slices into beaten egg mixture so that they absorb the mixture well and then fry in butter or olive oil. No additional flavors.
French Toast Without Milk
This recipe doesn't have any milk. The mixture contains just eggs and spices, which makes the toasts fluffier. That's why they are called eggy bread toasts. Also, you can use olive oil or another plant-based oil for frying if you want to make it completely dairy-free.
More French Toast Ideas
How many recipes can you make using French toasts? I'm always amazed when I see how creative fellow bloggers can be about preparing breakfast recipes. Have you ever tried breakfast kebabs? No? I'm sure French Toast Sausage Breakfast Kebabs would disappear in a minute if there aren't any vegetarians in your family.
Can you imagine banana bread in the form of french toasts? Wouldn't it be fantastic for breakfast? I need to try IHOP Banana Bread French Toast recipe asap!
If you want a more special breakfast that you can make for your beloved one, give our Valentines French Toast Bites a try!
Serve them hot with typical Turkish breakfast foods like cheese, olives, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. A glass of Turkish tea or coffee must accompany as well.
More Weekend Breakfast Ideas
PrintTurkish Eggy Bread Recipe (Yumurtali Ekmek)
Bread slices dipped into a beaten egg mixture and then fried.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Total Time: 9 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread (any kind you like)
- 3 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- A pinch of black pepper
- A pinch of cumin
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Break the eggs in a medium bowl. Add in spices and beat well.
- Dip the bread slices into the mixture. Make sure boths sides absorb it.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet and cook 2 slices at a time for about a minute per side or until golden.
- Repeat for the other two bread slices.
Keywords: eggy bread, yumurtali ekmek, savory French toast
Norman Baron says
I'm with you. I can't stand it when people add flavor to my french toast!
Natalie Ellis says
There are some weekends I often make simple but nice breakfast like this. Nothing is better than a lazy Sunday with egg and bread breakfast with hot chocolate or coffee. So cozyyy xD
Zerrin says
Hi Natalie! I've already missed the weekend! Cozy breakfast is the reason for happiness in life!
Natalie Ellis says
Agree! xD
KalynsKitchen says
Hi Zerrin,
I haven't heard of savory French toast, here I think most everyone eats it with maple syrup. I like the idea of making it a savory dish! Thanks for the shout-out for my egg muffins.
Zerrin says
Thanks Kalyn!
I love to pair it with cheese. Hope you have a chance to try it.
Your egg muffins are great for weekdays!
Carol R says
I can eat this every morning. French toast never gets old.
Thanks for the awesome tips.
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Zerrin says
Glad you like it Carol! French toast is a must for a good breakfast, isn't it?
Kathy says
Never used spices when making french toast. Love the idea!
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daniel the bread guy says
hi zerrin!
i want to thank you for giving a short cultural lesson before you give us your recipe. i think this is missing from most cookbooks as well as recipe websites.
In the end you have bread on your table, but do not even know its origins.
i am not sure i like your bread, but i will definetly try it out. especially now that i know about who is baking it usually, to have my imaginations when eating 🙂
Hugging the Coast says
Savory French toast is a great favorite of mine!
Cajun Chef Ryan says
Yes, very similar to French Toast, but a savory version indeed!
Jessie says
great looking bread, you cannot go wrong with simple bread and eggs for breakfast
Hillary says
It's like French Toast! 🙂
vanessa says
I am with the others. We eat that sweet here, but the idea of it being savory... is perfect. I am not a huge fan of the sweet version (I like it but would rather have a pastry), this sounds perfect.
Chuck says
Zerrin, I think I'm going to move to Turkey. I like the description of the village women all getting together to make bread. What a wonderful thing. I also love that bottom photo ... looks so good!
Sophie says
Yum Yum :)) We call this in Belgium : Verloren Brood. I love it!! I just adore your version with spices in it !! I will try this !! thanks, Zerrin!!
Tangled Noodle says
This sounds delicious, especially with the cumin. What a wonderful tradition of sharing the bread-making. It seems that such occasions, of group meal preparation, now occur only during holidays in many societies.
NAOmni says
That looks sooo good!
NAOmni
Reeni says
This is a savory french toast! What a great idea. It sounds delicious!
Lauren says
yum! this seems almost like a savory french toast!
Sara says
This looks so delicious, I love anything that involves bread!
Mediterranean Turkish Cook says
Zerrin, bu yumurtali ekmegi duymamistim daha once. Kahvalti icin harika gorunuyorlar. Bir are denemek istiyorum.
genny says
...this is called french toast but with some savory spices. Here in the US, if we were to make this, we would use cinnamon, maybe some cloves. Try it like that next time to make it sweet. and eat it with syrup or jam. mmm
Daily Spud says
I'll often have eggs and bread in some combination for weekend breakfasts - this sounds like another great combination for me to try!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
Yummy looking bread! Sounds fantastic with eggs!