Eggy bread - how come I’ve never made it before?

Welsh rarebit has cheese, eggs and possibly beer (or milk) and Worcestershire sauce and goes on top of the toast.

And Welsh rarebit is not cheese on toast !

I grew up in Sweden and when bread was getting a bit stale we often had 'Fattiga Riddare'. This translates as 'Poor Knights'. It was served as a pudding with sugar and cinnamon.
I've had in Germany too: 'Arme Ritter.'

We always called it French toast - made simply with beaten eggs and some pepper .
Absolutely delicious with mushrooms and bacon .

It seems the poor knights have been travelling around in various disguises.

I’ve also seen something described as ‘Irish Dips’ which were fingers of bread dipped in egg and fried in bacon fat. It was mentioned in one of those school-mums compilation cookery books back in the 80s. The writer said her mother had made them a lot during WW2 .
I wouldn’t have thought you’d be able to save much bacon fat during WW2, but there was always the Black Market I suppose…

I was taught it when I was au pairing in my teens. I had joined up with some American Girl Scouts locally
- this was in Mannheim) and we made it at camp.

I was told only to dip the bread in the egg very quickly before cooking and on no account to let it soak in. Since then I have seen recipes and videos that say you should let the egg soak in and saturate the bread. I still don't know which is best.

Probably the Americans did it their way because they have a horror of raw egg ( understandable the way they treat eggs).

And yes, in German, they are Arme Ritter (poor knights) and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon they are "rostige Ritter" - rusty knights!

You haven’t lived until you’ve had cheesy eggy bread, a Royal Navy speciality. A local café has it on their specials board every day. It’s a winner!

Fleurpepper

cinnamon caster sugar

I might try this next time I do brunch for the DGCs. After all it’s just a deconstructed doughnut.

She says, trying to convince herself. 🤔😄

merlotgran that sounds yummy. Just needs some bacon and mushrooms!

merlotgran

You haven’t lived until you’ve had cheesy eggy bread, a Royal Navy speciality. A local café has it on their specials board every day. It’s a winner!

DH used to mention Hammy Eggy Cheesey (or Cheesey Hammy Eggy) quite often!
I've never made it for him 😁

DH used to mention Hammy Eggy Cheesey (or Cheesey Hammy Eggy) quite often!
I've never made it for him 😁

Oh yes! I forgot the ham! 😂

It sounds like cholesterol on a plate!

But just the thing when you came off watch.

Eggy bready in our house growing up.

Always thin, ready-sliced white bread, well soaked in an egg and milk mixture, then fried in very hot bacon fat.
Suspect it was a way of stretching an egg.
Bloomin' tasty too 😋

My kids loved eggy toast if they were feeling poorly.

Callistemon21

merlotgran

You haven’t lived until you’ve had cheesy eggy bread, a Royal Navy speciality. A local café has it on their specials board every day. It’s a winner!

DH used to mention Hammy Eggy Cheesey (or Cheesey Hammy Eggy) quite often!
I've never made it for him 😁

A woman after me own heart Calli. When we first married Himself used to tell me about his mother’s huge pan of cabbage and ribs which would be simmering on the back hob - she had to feed 8 every night in that household. He rhapsodised about it on and off for a couple of years ... it fell on stony ground.
🤣

We call it French Toast, and it is served with maple syrup and fruit. Usually a breakfast or brunch item, but we will have it for dinner on occasion.

Made it for DD's breakfast on Saturday with brioche rolls😋😋

I was raised on it, as we my children - when Daddy wasn't around as he hates it. My first call from my son when he went to Uni. as a mature student was 'Muuum, how do I do the French eggy toast you used to do'? So I taught him over the phone 😉

My mum called it French Fried Bread. Funnily enough I nearly made some yesterday but ended up just having beans on toast with bacon. Maybe today.

My grandson loves it, especially if I drop a cheese sandwich in the egg. I believe this is based on an Italian dish

Eggy bread/French toast - two different names for the same thing, I love it - makes a delicious breakfast or light lunch.

My kids loved it, then as teenagers had it as hangover cure.

We used to put cinnamon in the mix … or sometimes marmite !!

Recipe please.....I've never had it!