Quick and easy savoury brioche French toast with chilli, spices, parsley and sesame seeds. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or supper.
Hooray it’s Sunday and a good excuse for a lazy weekend breakfast. It’s also a good time to share a moment with friends and family. Why not combine the two? Yesterday, we did exactly that. I made some scrumptious spicy brioche French toast and this proved to be the star of the show.
Brioche Pasquier
Brioche Pasquier are a French brioche and pastry specialist that started life in 1936 as a small village bakery. With over 3,000 employees worldwide, they’ve rather outgrown their original premises. They make a range of baked goods including croissants, pain au chocolate and as their name suggests, brioche.
CT is a fan of all three, so when they sent me some Brioche Pasquier goodies to share, he was definitely up for it.
The dough is made with a traditional ‘levain’ otherwise known as sourdough starter. This gives taste and texture to the final products, which are all free from artificial colours, flavours and hydrogenated fats. The range can be found at Tesco, Sainsbury’s Morrisons, The Co-op, Budgens and Ocado.
Savoury Brioche French Toast
I like a savoury breakfast, so when I saw the Brioche Pasquier loaf my mind immediately leapt to spicy savoury brioche French toast. Making it is a simple process, but the result was a revelation. I’m going to find it hard to make French toast with anything other than brioche from now on.
First, I beat up eggs with a dash of milk, my current favourite chilli spice mix, salt pepper and fresh parsley. Then I soaked the brioche in the mix, scattered over some black sesame seeds and fried in just a dab of butter.
As well as the savoury brioche French toast, I also made some cheese and chard sandwiches with Brioche Pasquier’s pain au lait. The salty sharp cheese compliments the soft sweet brioche rolls beautifully and the green leaves add crunch and phytonutrients. Any favourite green leaves would be good here, but Swiss chard is what I had in the house.
Cups of tea, some warm pain au chocolate and hot croissants spread with my homemade quince jelly completed our leisurely breakfast. What better way to start the weekend than that?
Who would you share your brioche breakfast with?
Other Savoury Breakfast Recipes You Might Like
For a homemade version of brioche, you could try my Strasbourg kouglof.
If you’d like more breakfast recipes follow the link and you’ll find I have quite a lot of them. All delicious and nutritious, of course.
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Savoury Brioche French Toast – The Recipe
Savoury Brioche French Toast
Ingredients
- 4 slices brioche (I used brioche Pasquier)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp favourite chilli spice mix (I used a hot Turkish seasoning, Ya Salam)
- 1 pinch sea salt
- good grinding of black pepper
- 3-4 sprig fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds or use white instead
- 1 knob unsalted butter
Instructions
- Beat the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, spices and parsley together and pour into a flattish container.2 eggs, 1 tbsp milk, ½ tsp favourite chilli spice mix, 1 pinch sea salt, good grinding of black pepper, 3-4 sprig fresh parsley
- Add the butter to a non stick frying pan and place over a low to medium heat.1 knob unsalted butter
- Dip a brioche slice into the egg mixture, first one side then the other.4 slices brioche
- When the butter is hot, add to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes until golden. Scatter some of the sesame seeds over the top then turn over and fry the other side.1 tsp black sesame seeds
- Repeat with the other slices and eat whilst hot.
Notes
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Sharing
This spicy brioche French toast goes to Gingey Bites for Weekend Brunch Club.
Post commissioned by Brioche Pasquier. I was not expected to write a positive review and all opinions are, as always, my own. Thanks to my readers for supporting the brands that help to keep Tin and Thyme blithe and blogging.
Corina says
I also prefer a savoury breakfast and love the idea of a savoury French toast
Choclette says
It’s delicious and my favourite way of having it Corina.
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
I love brioche bread and this spicy French toast sounds delicious x #weekendbrunchclub
Choclette says
Thanks Kirsty. I’ve never made French toast with brioche before this – it’s so good 🙂
Gingey Bites says
I also love a savoury breakfast and those do look really good! Thank you for also adding to my Weekend Brunch Club linky!
Choclette says
Thank you. I have to say, I’m very envious of all your Aussie brunch opportunities 😉
Elena says
I love Brioche Pasquier, my boys love the brioche ones with chocolate inside (I love them too!!)
Choclette says
Chocolate inside can only be a good thing Elena 🙂
Sus // roughmeasures.com says
What a spread! We used to have those brioche rolls during family holidays in France. I used to love layering up cheese and the lovely mayo in those buns. I do love French toast too.
Choclette says
Now you have transported me to France and reminded me of camping holidays there – not a bad place to be at all 🙂
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says
What a fantastic idea! I also enjoy savory breakfasts. This is perfect for brunch!
Choclette says
Thanks Amy. It makes for a perfect lazy brunch indeed 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
How fun is that! And breakfast (and brunch) are just the best meals of the day, eh?
Choclette says
I agree Rebecca, you can’t beat a leisurely breakfast or brunch 🙂
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Brilliant idea to use brioche for French toast! It looks so fluffy, just perfect. I love using it for bread and butter pudding too.
Choclette says
Ooh yum. I bet it makes a fab bread and butter pudding.
Kavey says
Love love love the sweet savoury brioche French toast! Had a sweet version yesterday which was also delicious!
Choclette says
Thanks Kavey. French toast is delicious – sweet or savoury or both 🙂
Sylvia says
Love the idea of brioche french toast for brekkie! I had the eggy bread with cheese for breakfast this morning so kind of similar to that 🙂
Choclette says
Oh yes, that sounds similar and very delicious Sylvia.
janie says
Love the idea of ‘savourising’ a brioche, and giving a chilli kick too!
Janie x
Choclette says
Thanks Janie, it makes for a splendid combination 🙂
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says
Wow sounds like one hell of a breakfast. Can i come round next time :-p Brioche Pasquier must be doing something right if you can now find them around rhe world. I’ll have to keep an eye out for them in my suoermarket because your french toast sounds divine!!
Choclette says
Thanks Emma. That was a big breakfast. It lasted us pretty much most of the day. The French toast is supper yummy and we had it again for breakfast this morning.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
I have been experimenting with Brioche Pasquier french toast recently and the kids love it.
Choclette says
It makes for a mean French toast I reckon Bintu 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
French toast made with brioche must be extremely delicious!
p.s how about Sugar Free, Grain Free Fruit Cake for the advent calendar?
Choclette says
It is delicious Angie. We had it for breakfast again today. Your fruit cake sounds perfect, thank you 🙂
Suelle says
Savoury French toast sounds delicious.
Choclette says
Thanks Suelle, it is delicious. We had it again for breakfast this morning.