What we know as poor knights is called French toast in North America. The preparation is simple: Whisk eggs and milk, dip stale bread, rolls or slices of toast in them and fry them in a pan. Here we show you the basic recipe in detail!
French toast: the ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml milk
- 2 P. vanilla sugar
- 6 slices of white bread from the previous day
- Fat for roasting
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Preparation of french toast
- Whisk eggs, milk and vanilla sugar together in a bowl.
- Dip the bread slices into the egg milk so that they can soak up and drain for a short time.
- Heat the butter or margarine in a pan and fry the French toast in portions on each side for about 4 minutes until golden yellow.
- Arrange the toast on a plate, cut through if necessary and dust with icing sugar. Serve immediately.
One recipe – many variations
The basic recipe for French toast can be changed at will: Instead of powdered sugar, you can use maple syrup or honey, for example. Others sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon over their toast or garnish it with a topping of nuts and berries – Raspberries, strawberries or blueberries are suitable for this. Here is a vegan recipe for you:
If you like it even sweeter, put bananas on the bread slice and spread them with chocolate cream. French toast with ham and cheese becomes spicy. Another hearty variant is asparagus with French toast. And our chocolate French toast with vanilla ice cream turns breakfast into a dessert. As you can see, there are basically no limits to your imagination – whatever tastes is allowed!
You can find more delicious breakfast recipes here, for example for pancakes, eggs Benedict, scrambled eggs or porridge. We also explain how you can make your own muesli and present delicious brunch recipes.