I LOVE french toast! There is something about the smell of it cooking on a Saturday morning…still in your pj’s, coming down the stairs with your slippers on, a cozy blanket welcoming you as you wait for this delicious treat. For some reason it makes me smile. It brings out the kid in me. It makes me think of family.
I thought it would be fun the other day to add a little twist to our normal recipe…some fresh lemon, along with some homemade syrup. The combination of lemon and strawberry…wonderful!
This french toast was delicious! And I will honestly say that even without the lemon, I love this recipe more than any other I have ever had.
So to my Fiesta Friday family…stay in your pj’s, curl up with a fleece blanket, smell the aroma of the french toast cooking, and enjoy a big plate!
Lemon Sour Dough French Toast with Homemade Strawberry Syrup
*Created by Lori at creatingbeautyinthekitchen.wordpress.com
Ingredients for French Toast:
- 6-8 pieces Sour Dough Bread (This is a low-glycemic bread. Use a gluten free bread if needed)
- 4 Eggs
- Almond Milk
- Honey
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Lemon for Fresh Lemon Juice
Ingredients for Syrup:
- Strawberries
- Honey
Directions:
- Combine the strawberries with the amount of honey you want in a food processor to make the syrup.
- Combine eggs, almond milk, honey, vanilla, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl.
- Grease a frying pan.
- Dip each piece of bread into the egg mixture, covering both sides.
- Cook on each side until slightly browned.
- Serve on plates, adding butter if desired, along with the syrup.
A BIG thank you, as always, to Angie at The Novice Gardener and her co-hosts this week!
Yummy, Lori! I love French toast and homemade syrup just makes it that much more tempting!
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Ngan R & Lori, Oh my I agree 100%!!! Cheryl.
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Awe, thank you Cheryl!
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Thank you so much Ngan! 🙂
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Wow Lori that sounds amazing your cooking just comes on leaps and bounds x
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You are so sweet Justine! Thank you so much!
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a pleasure 😀
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Happy Fiesta Friday Lori. And I love that I can join the party in my PJ’s this week. Awesome! 🙂
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Hehehe….glad you liked getting to stay in your pj’s! 🙂 I have been following your blog, my friend, for a long time, and then all of a sudden it said I wasn’t. Weird huh? Anyway, back to following again! 🙂 Thanks Martina! 🙂
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Well.. if you’re anything like me, then I am not surprised. I am so impatient with my computer that I keep clicking stuff all the time (and stuff I shouldn’t) so I am sure I have followed (on purpose) and unfolled you (not on purpose) a few times. 😉
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loved your description… and yuum!
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Thank you….I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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I love French toast too. My mom used to make this sometimes when we returned from school in the evening. I love the lovely twist you gave to the french toast 🙂
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Thanks you so much Skd! Seems like french toast is a favorite to many of us! How fun that your mom would sometimes make it in the evenings…I love breakfast for dinner!
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It looks perfect and yummy for a lazy weekend 🙂
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Yes indeed Linda! Hubby cooked us up some this morning…loved it!
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I LOVE french toast too Lori, yours looks awesome . Happy FF 🙂
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Thank you so much Jess! Had some more this morning! Hehehe. 🙂
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yes yes and yes
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Love this response! 🙂
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Do you deliver? 😉
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Hehehe….this put a big smile on my face Sarah! 😀
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Yum Lori 🙂 Love french toast and with the home made syrup Wow!!
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Thanks Malar! Looks like the french toast was a hit! 🙂
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Hi Lori,
I can’t even remember the last time I had French toast. Yours looks lovely!
Also I nominated you for the Liebster award over at my blog here: http://conscientiouscookie.com/2014/09/liebster-award Hope you get the chance to do it. Cheers!
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Oh, it was so good….hubby cooked some up this morning too! Yum! And thank you so much for your nomination…very sweet of you!
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I was just considering buying a fleece blanket, but I think I’ll go with my instinct and opt for this stylish treat instead – beautiful pictures, Lori, I can almost smell it!
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Awe, thanks Ginger! What a lovely comment! 🙂
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You had me at “sourdough”–I love French toast, too, and also sourdough bread, but never thought of using it for French toast–sounds wonderful!
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Oh, I love sour dough french toast! You should definitely try it Nancy! And it has the added bonus of being low-glycemic! 🙂
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Your recipes and posts are becoming more and more enticing and capturing each time Lori! A big hug and I loved this :).
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What a wonderful compliment Sonal! Thank you so very. very much! Hugs back at you! ❤
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Wow, this looks fantastic!
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Thank you! That means a lot coming from the “breakfast drama queen!” 🙂
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Obviously, I can’t follow this recipe exactly with the egg and all, BUT I never thought of lemon and french toast going together. I’m going to have to give this a try, once I get the french toast bit down. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Happy FF, AND (most importantly) have a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you Kaila! I wonder what you could substitute the egg with. Yes, the lemon was wonderful! Would also love to try orange!
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That homemade strawberry syrup looks so delicious! I can’t wait to make it! Thanks for bringing it to Fiesta Friday, Lori!
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Thank you so much Andrea! It was fun to make, and eat, knowing I had made it! 🙂
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Yes, yes, yes Lori, I love making and eating french toast in my PJs on Saturday mornings too 😀 And I think I’m gonna make your version next saturday,, it looks heavenly! Thanks for sharing at FF!
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Thanks for your sweet comment Naina! And thanks for co-hosting! I hope it has been a fun time for you!
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I love French toast, but I don’t make it nearly enough. This looks great!
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Thank you so much! And thanks for stopping by! My hubby just made us some this morning….yum yum yum! 😉
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Beautiful colors! Strawberries and lemon are a winning combination, too!
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Thank you Sue! I know, I love that combination! 🙂
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You just killed the pour shot! Amazing. I love lemon and strawberries too and Love the vision of being wrapped in a blanket on Saturday morning anticipating having a bite or two of your French Toast.
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Thank you so much for your encouragement! I loved that shot myself! 🙂
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Beautiful, Lori. This will be my go-to breakfast come the winter months in my pj’s..love the home-made syrup too. Thanks for sharing this week.
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Thank you so much Loretta! 🙂
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OK Lori! I’m in my PJs reading this and now I want your French toast and syrup! This is wonderful! Thanks so much for bringing this to FF!
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Hehehehe….love it Julianna! 🙂 Thank you!
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Happy Fiesta Friday, Lori!! I love French toast too, and I have to say that you have brought it to new levels! Levels above levels! The idea of lemon in the toast, with a fresh strawberry syrup just makes my mouth water…and I know that this is going to be on my mind all week until I finally make it for myself next weekend!! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful meal… you blew this one right out of the water, my love. Awesome recipe. ❤
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Prudy! Your comments are always so very encouraging! I look forward to reading any comment I get from you! You are such an encourager! A very lovely woman!! Thank you!! ❤
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This looks so, so, so, SO delicious! Beautiful colours too!
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Thank you so much Kristen! 🙂 I loved the colors myself!
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Oh yes a Fiesta Friday PJ party!! Love french toast, the sour dough bread with that lovely strawberry syrup, Totally love it!!
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Thanks for bringing a smile to my face Suzanne! 🙂
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Oh my Lori, this looks delicious. I love the addition of lemon. Gorgeous photos too
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Thank you so much Michelle!! 🙂
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Yumm yumm yumm, Lori! That’s what my stomach is telling me…
It looks delicious!
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Hehehehe….that’s what my stomach told me too Sarah. 😉
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Love French toast and your recipe sounds and looks wonderful!! I will be right over 😉
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I’ll make sure to have some ready Arl! 😉
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PJ’s and French toast? sounds like a plan to me!! Great pour shot too 🙂
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Thank you so much Nicky!
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