Turkish Eggy Bread(Savory French Toast)

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 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.

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.

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