TRADITIONAL ENGLISH RECIPES

POOR KNIGHTS

More of a snack than a meal - and how else can I describe this delightful recipe passed on to me by a friend? It consists of egg toast in wine - a sublime mixture of simple food and gourmet tastes!

Ingredients:
4 Thick slices of bread
200 ml White wine
2 Eggs
½ tsp Cinnamon
1¼ tbsp Sugar
Icing sugar

Serves 4 - (1 slice per person)

Method :
1. Beat the eggs. Cut the crusts off the slices of bread and discard the crusts. Cut the bread slices in to four equal quarters.
2. Place the bread into a fairly deep dish.
3. Mix the eggs with the wine, sugar and cinnamon. Once fully mixed pour over the bread slices and leave them to soak up the mixture for 3 or 4 minutes.
4. Put enough cooking oil in a frying pan until it is about ¼" deep and then heat. Once the oil is hot, gently slide an egg covered bread slice into the oil. Take care you do not splash oil everywhere as it will spit hot oil. Fry until golden brown, then turn over the slice and fry the other side until golden brown.
5. Take out and let drain on either kitchen paper or a cake cooling rack.
6. Let most of the oil drain off, but whilst the toast is still warm, sprinkle with a little icing sugar and (if to your taste) a little cinnamon.
7. Repeat for the other slices.