Recipe: Norwegian French Toast with Variations (Poor, Rich or Russian Knights)

NORWEGIAN FRENCH TOAST
(Poor, Rich or Russian Knights)

1/2 cup of milk
2 eggs
6 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
6 slices of bread (should be not too fresh - almost stale)
Butter (for frying)
FOR SERVING (optional):
Jam or jelly
Whipped cream

Beat milk, eggs, sugars and cardamom together lightly. Add bread and let bread soak up all the egg mixture.

Fry slowly in butter on both sides.

Serve with some red jam or jelly, and maybe a dollop of sour cream.

VARIATIONS:

RICH KNIGHTS:
If they are served with jam or preserves and whipped cream, they turn Rich Knights.

RUSSIAN KNIGHTS (SAVORY):
If you use only eggs and milk, and maybe a pinch of salt, you can serve them with sour cream, chopped raw onion and caviar (from lumpfish, trout, catfish) or strips of smoked salmon and call them Russian Knights

From: Ingrid F - 12-08-97