One of the most famous long-lived products is bread. The first bread was accidentally baked gruel from water and cereals. The cake thus obtained was to people's taste. Bread was prepared by peoples of different cultures and faiths, among the Sumerians barley cakes were the basis of food, and the Egyptians ate those cakes. And at present, different peoples have a simple and very similar bread: in Mexico it is called "tortilla", in India - "chapati". In Scotland, oatmeal cakes are very popular , and among North American peoples - corn cakes .
Modern bakeries daily produce a huge variety of bakery products, and many of us, going to the store and seeing all this smelling variety, can not help but buy more and more. As a rule, it’s not possible to eat all this and there is a lot of stale bread left, the life of which can be prolonged by preparing a casserole, tasty croutons, French toasts or just dried breadcrumbs.
There are several rules for preserving bread:
1. To avoid mold, it is necessary to clean the bread box once a week and wipe its inner surface with a weak solution of vinegar.
2. Putting a slice of peeled potatoes, sugar or a sliced apple in the bread box, you will help the bread stay fresh longer.
3. You can make stale bread more tasty if you hold it for several minutes over the steam.
4. If you store bread in a freezer in a plastic bag, it will be fresh even after a month.
As you know, a healthy and tasty breakfast is the best way to cheer yourself up and your family. A great breakfast option that will appeal to both children and adults is French toast. Many housewives will be very surprised to hear that each of them quite often cooks these very French toasts, the recipe of which is very simple and has many variations.
In English, the term “french toast” - French toast or “crouton” first appeared in 1660 in Robert May's gourmet cookbook. French toasts are sometimes called “poor knights”, in some languages there are similar options, in Danish it is “arme riddere”, in German it is “arme Ritter”, in Swedish “fattiga riddare”, in Finnish “koyhat ritarit”. This name is due to the fact that in the Middle Ages the most expensive dish of the banquet was a dessert made of nuts and spices brought from afar and very expensive. Despite his noble title, not all knights could afford such a dessert, but pieces of white or black bread fried in an egg and spread with honey, jam or jam gave them the opportunity to observe all the rules of etiquette, without demonstrating their poverty.
In order to prepare French toasts, you will need the following ingredients: white or black bread (can be stale) - 4 slices, eggs - 2 pcs., Milk - 200 ml., Vanilla essence - 0.5 teaspoons, butter - 40 gr., cinnamon, sugar, maple syrup, fruits or berries for decoration.
A method of preparing French toasts.
Add eggs, sugar, vanilla essence and cinnamon to milk, beat well with a whisk. Heat butter in a pan. Dip each slice of bread into the milk-egg mixture and fry on both sides in preheated butter until a golden crust is formed. Then you need to put the toasts on a plate, pour them with syrup and garnish with fruits.
French toasts can be decorated with any berries and fruits, as well as nuts, raisins, dried fruits and candied fruits. And to make them more interesting and attractive, you can cut flowers, rhombuses, hearts, etc. using molds. If you don’t have special molds, you can cut a circle with a knife or with the help of an ordinary glass. It is best to eat fresh toast, but if there are a few left, they can be heated in the microwave.