Yes, it is possible to have delicious, custardy French toast even if you have an egg allergy. Top our egg-free recipe with one of our recipe variation toppings for a special breakfast.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 6 pieces of toast
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk (may substitute soy or rice milk)
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour (see below for purchasing information)
- 2 Tablespoons white flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 slices of day old bread
Preparation:
- Whisk together all ingredients except bread. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
- Preheat griddle to medium heat. Whisk batter again.
- Dip a slice of bread into batter. Coat both sides, shake off excess, and place on griddle.
- Fry until toast begins to brown around edges. Gently loosen toast from pan using spatula, then flip and fry on other side. Remove from pan.
- Repeat for remaining bread slices, stirring batter before dipping each slice.
- Dust with powdered sugar and top with fruit. Serve immediately.
Try some of these other French Toast toppings:
- Banana-Hazelnut: Spread with Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread, nut suitable for those with nut allergies)and top with banana slices.
- Diner classic: Top with fresh berries and whipped cream.
- Cinnamon apple: Top with warm applesauce and cinnamon sugar.
- Southern peach crumble: Top with fresh or poached peaches and chopped pecans with whipped cream.
- Blackberry sage: Substitute sage for cinnamon in above recipe and top toast with blackberry jam.
About chickpea flour: Chickpea flour is made from ground chickpeas, sometimes called garbanzo beans. It is available in many health food stores and grocery stores in the gluten-free flour section. It can also be purchased online from Bob's Red Mill.
Recipe (c) 2010 Jeanette Bradley
