Best English 15th Century Poor Knights Of Windsor Boozy Toast Recipes

ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY POOR KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR - BOOZY TOAST!

English 15th Century Poor Knights of Windsor - Boozy Toast! image

This dish originated during the middle ages in England and spread all over the world with many variations. Traditionalists would use stale bread, but stale cake is a good substitute. Red wine can be used instead of white, and you can add milk, as I have done here, you then have a more recognizable dish called, incorrectly, French toast. The Poor Knights of Windsor, incidentally, was a military order formed by King Edward III in the 14th Century.

Provided by French Tart

Categories Breakfast

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 slices day-old white bread
2 tablespoons caster sugar
150 ml milk
1 tablespoon sweet sherry
1 tablespoon white wine
4 egg yolks, beaten
75 g butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons strawberry jam or 4 teaspoons raspberry jam

Steps:

Remove the crusts from the bread and cut each slice in half.
Place 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the milk, white wine and sherry in a shallow dish and stir to dissolve the sugar.
Place the egg yolks in a shallow dish and beat well then dip the slices of bread in the milk mixture and then into the egg yolks.
Melt the butter in a large frying pan and fry the bread until golden brown on both sides. Drain well and keep hot while the remaining pieces are fried.
To serve - sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and serve hot with strawberry or raspberry jam.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.9, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 12.1, Cholesterol 234, Sodium 306.2, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 1, Sugar 11.9, Protein 5.8

POOR KNIGHTS

Poor Knights image

Make and share this Poor Knights recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Millereg

Categories Breakfast

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 slices bread (thick slices)
2 eggs, beaten
6 1/2 fluid ounces white wine or 6 1/2 fluid ounces red wine
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 tablespoons sugar
oil (for frying)
confectioners' sugar (to serve)
cinnamon (to serve)

Steps:

Cut off the bread crusts and cut into quarters.
Be careful not to cut off your hand.
Place the bread in a deep dish.
Mix eggs with wine, cinnamon, and sugar in a bowl.
Pour the mixture over the bread and leave to soak for 3 minutes.
Heat the oil[¼ inch deep].
Drain the bread and slide it into the hot oil{Watch your hands as it spits}.
It would definitely be to your advantage to wear a gauntlet whilst performing this procedure.
Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Drain on medieval kitchen paper.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and ground cinnamon.
Feed the hungry.

POOR KNIGHTS OR RICH KNIGHTS (KöYHäT RITARIT)

Poor Knights or Rich Knights (Köyhät Ritarit) image

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Provided by KateL

Categories Breads

Time 7m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 slice French bread or 1 slice coffee bread
1 egg
1 1/4 cups milk (3 dl)
1 pinch salt
1 -2 tablespoon butter or 1 -2 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon lingonberry jam
whipped cream (optional, to make "Rich Knights")

Steps:

Cut a thick slice of bread for each person, recipe set for 1 person.
Whip the egg and mix in milk and a pinch of salt.
Dip the slice in the milk and egg mixture.
Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Serve hot topped with a bit of lingonberry jam.
If you top it all off with whipped cream, your "poor knights" become "rich knights".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 601.5, Fat 29.6, SaturatedFat 16.2, Cholesterol 284.7, Sodium 852.4, Carbohydrate 61.6, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 10.2, Protein 22.1