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Poor Knights - Heirloom Recipe From 1500's Britain:)

Poor Knights - Heirloom Recipe From 1500's Britain:) comes together with White Wine Or Milk, Cinnamon, and Sugar. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 200 ml
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 1/4 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Confectioners sugar to serve Cinnamon to serve This dish originated during the middle ages in England and spread all over the world with many variations.

2. 2

   Traditionalists should use bread, but stale cake is a good substitute.

3. 3

   Red wine can be used instead of white.

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   Substitute milk for wine and you have a more recognizable dish called, incorrectly, french toast.

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   Bread: Cut off crusts and cut into quarters. Place in a deep dish.

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   Mix eggs with wine, cinnamon, and sugar in a bowl.

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   Pour, once mixed, over the bread and leave to soak for 3 minutes.

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   Heat the oil [1/4 inch deep].

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   Drain the bread and slide it into the hot oil {Watch your hands as it 'spits'}.

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    Fry until golden brown on both sides Drain on absorbent kitchen paper.

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    Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and ground cinnamon.

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    From Ron’s Plaice in Blackpool:) Mar 1996.