French toast with low carb bread?

[Rosie9876]

I bought my first loaf of low carb bread. Not nearly as tasty as sourdough bread, but I'm trying to cut down further on carbs. I'm wondering if it would make a good French toast. Has anyone tried it?

 

[MrsA2]

I haven't tried, but the texture is very different and I don't think it would absorb the egg well.
I use low carb bread only for cheese on toast, or poached eggs on toast

 

[Rosie9876]

Thanks. Disappointing but glad that I've been warned, because it's too expensive to waste on an experiment. Maybe it's just the make I got, but I'm not crazy about the taste. I've tried it with aubergine meze - which I love - and it didn't do it for me.

 

[Speedbird]

Thanks. Disappointing but glad that I've been warned, because it's too expensive to waste on an experiment. Maybe it's just the make I got, but I'm not crazy about the taste. I've tried it with aubergine meze - which I love - and it didn't do it for me.

Have you tried these?

Shop - Robert Andrew Low-carb Sourdough

Discover delicious low-carb sourdough bread options crafted with wholesome ingredients. Perfect for healthy lifestyles.

lowcarbsourdough.co.uk

It lower carb than ordinary sourdough but not as low as some ordinary low carb breads on the market.
Worth a try and quite tasty.

 

[Rosie9876]

This looks interesting. I take it you've tried it as you say "quite tasty". Does it raise your blood sugar? I had been eating real sourdough bread, frozen then toasted, to reduce accessible carbs. It worked well until it didn't and my BG has been going up for no good reason. So then I chose a low carb company which uses extra virgin olive oil and sticks to good ingredients. But little point if you don't like the product. Maybe I remember the taste of good bread too well.

 

[IanBish]

Does it raise your blood sugar?

I had two slices (well buttered, not toasted) and my blood sugar went from 5.1 to 5.5 two hours later.

 

[lovinglife]

I’ve made French toast with the low carb bread, you just have to let it sit a bit longer in the egg, I’ve also made bread & butter pudding with it and that turned out well.

 

[Speedbird]

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This looks interesting. I take it you've tried it as you say "quite tasty". Does it raise your blood sugar? I had been eating real sourdough bread, frozen then toasted, to reduce accessible carbs. It worked well until it didn't and my BG has been going up for no good reason. So then I chose a low carb company which uses extra virgin olive oil and sticks to good ingredients. But little point if you don't like the product. Maybe I remember the taste of good bread too well.

Yes it did, but it was manageable for me. I’m a LADA so take insulin but it’s the best if you are looking for low carb sourdough.

 

[Jo123]

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Just bought this from Tesco, 22.2 gms carbs per 100 gms, quite big slices so 12.9 gms carbs per slice but very tasty and only £2.60 for a decent sized loaf.

 

[Resurgam]

Oh - I was puzzled at first - you mean pain perdu, I think - maybe increase the egg and slice the bread very thin to push it from high carb - and no sugar of course.
The local polish grocery shop has a protein bread that is very dark and very solid but quite low carb - also quite expensive. I made a 'swiss roll' savoury putting the bread on a layer of beaten egg cooked until solid, bread on top, then cheese, toast and roll then slice.

 

[Rosie9876]

I’ve made French toast with the low carb bread, you just have to let it sit a bit longer in the egg, I’ve also made bread & butter pudding with it and that turned out well.

I will give it a go, and report. Thanks.

 

[Rosie9876]

Oh - I was puzzled at first - you mean pain perdu, I think - maybe increase the egg and slice the bread very thin to push it from high carb - and no sugar of course.
The local polish grocery shop has a protein bread that is very dark and very solid but quite low carb - also quite expensive. I made a 'swiss roll' savoury putting the bread on a layer of beaten egg cooked until solid, bread on top, then cheese, toast and roll then slice.

Yes, pain perdu - lost bread! The bread is pre-sliced thick, but I can poke it with a fork to hopefully get it soaked through. I might even try a dash of maple syrup. Apparently it's low in fructose. We'll see how it goes.

 

[debs248]

Also known as eggy bread, at least in my family. It was also a Guide camp breakfast staple. These days I just have the eggy without the bread.

 

[Rosie9876]

I tried French toast (pain perdu) made with low carb bread for breakfast. Both @MrsA2 and @lovinglife have a point. The egg mixture did soak in to some extent after I left it for some time BUT it hardly browned when cooking and wasn't yummy like French toast. One of the reasons might have been the bread was salty, which was weird, especially as I put a bit of real maple syrup on it (couldn't resist), which didn't soak in. Btw, despite the maple syrup, my BG didn't shoot sky high.

Will I try it again? Probably not. But maybe it's better with a different low carb bread. Thank you all for wonderful suggestions. I plan to try sourdough bread suggestions @Speedbird and @Jo123, but not for French toast, as even carby sourdough doesn't work well, as it is too dense. One day, I will try low carb pancakes with maple syrup. I'm wondering if maple syrup is better tolerated in small amounts than say honey because it is low in fructose. Anyway, I LOVE it.

 

[lovinglife]

I’ve had no problem with it browning when pan fried in butter, I’ll be honest I like the touch of salt as I don’t have a sweet tooth, in fact when I make it even though French toast is meant to be sweet I make it as a savoury with salt & black pepper & sometimes make a breakfast sandwich with cheese in the middle.

I find the Low Carb Food Co bread works better than the Srsly low carb one, I’m not keen on their bread at all.

Try making this cloud bread French style toast to see if it hits the spot, doesn’t use bread at all

Keto Cloud Bread French Toast (Gluten Free, Nut Free) - Sugar-Free Mom

This Fluffy Cloud Bread French Toast is keto, low carb, sugar-free, gluten free, nut free, but best of all, tastes so much like a traditional French Toast, you’ll never feel deprived again! Just 2 net carbs per serving! What is Cloud Bread? Cloud bread, also known as Oopsie Bread, is a low carb...

www.sugarfreemom.com

 

[debs248]

I’ll be honest I like the touch of salt as I don’t have a sweet tooth, in fact when I make it even though French toast is meant to be sweet I make it as a savoury with salt & black pepper

This is what we do - salt, pepper and mixed herbs. It's very tasty with or without the bread, so the whole family's happy. Fortunately I don't think my daughter knows it's supposed to be sweet, and I'm not going to let on

 

[Rosie9876]

I’ve had no problem with it browning when pan fried in butter, I’ll be honest I like the touch of salt as I don’t have a sweet tooth, in fact when I make it even though French toast is meant to be sweet I make it as a savoury with salt & black pepper & sometimes make a breakfast sandwich with cheese in the middle.

I find the Low Carb Food Co bread works better than the Srsly low carb one, I’m not keen on their bread at all.

Try making this cloud bread French style toast to see if it hits the spot, doesn’t use bread at all

Keto Cloud Bread French Toast (Gluten Free, Nut Free) - Sugar-Free Mom

This Fluffy Cloud Bread French Toast is keto, low carb, sugar-free, gluten free, nut free, but best of all, tastes so much like a traditional French Toast, you’ll never feel deprived again! Just 2 net carbs per serving! What is Cloud Bread? Cloud bread, also known as Oopsie Bread, is a low carb...

www.sugarfreemom.com

So I did try French toast for breakfast again, this time with lashings of butter in the pan and less milk in the egg mixture. It worked, and it did brown. Actually I have been using Low Carb Food bread. This time, I topped half with Stevia/ cinnamon, half with maple syrup, which still sat on top. But altogether yummy.

 

[lovinglife]

I never put milk in french toast, usually a splash of double cream. I don’t put milk in scrambled eggs either, or salt before they are cooking - salt breaks down the egg whites and makes them watery - I salt & black pepper the eggs as they start to form the curds & I fold not stir

It was probably the amount of milk in the mixture stopping it browning @Rosie9876, glad you found a mix that works and you can enjoy your treat.