french toast

courtesy of wikipedia

artist:  unknown master

bread shop, northern italy,

beginning of 15th century

simple french toast


utensils

frying pan & spatula
bowl & fork

ingredients

day old bread slices, 2 per person
one or two eggs, depending on how many slices you are making

a dash or two of milk
a dash of cinnamon

about 1 tablespoon olive oil or canola oil, more as needed

courtesy of wiki

photographer:  fir002

chicken eggs

procedure

1.  beat your egg in a bowl with your milk and dash of cinnamon.

2.  warm your oil in the pan.

3.  dip your bread slices in the egg mixture, let excess drip off slightly, put in frying pan.

4.  brown nicely for a minute or two one side, flipping over with spatula when ready, and doing the other side.

5.  repeat, as desired, with other slices.


serve and enjoy with margerine or butter and maple syrup!  pleasant with a morning coffee or glass of orange juice.  mange bien!

courtesy of wikipedia

photographer: bonho1962

a picture from the Apicius handwriting (ca. 900 A.C) of the Fulda monastery in Germany, which was acquired in 1929 by the New York Academy of Medicine.

more stuff

french toast has a long history dating back to the apicius, a Latin recipe collection from the 4th and 5th centuries, also spanning many cultures and countries, in various forms.  wiki states that there are 15th century English recipes for "pain perdu" or "lost bread," in a reference to using older bread because it absorbs the egg better.  of course, you can use fresh bread, too.  (though i am sure i sin, to many, for saying that!)