In a castle, far far away from here, there was a very very hansom knight. Sadly enough he never got married. The only disadvantage with mister Hansom was his lack of money and property (I only had a very small a windy castle).
This is what he ate for Breakfast: French Toast. Or “Poor Knights” as we call them in Sweden.
If you make this like I did this morning, I can assure you that you get anything you want. And no money is needed, you can make it from yesterdays leftovers!
- last nights Baguette, sliced
- 1 egg
- a little bit milk (I used soy milk)
- raw brown sugar
- a little bit salt
Let the bread soak in the egg mix and fry as if they where pancakes in a pan. I ate them with fresh figs mixed with some fig/ginger jam. But if you have a sweet tooth: use maple syrup and blueberries (I would if I had it here…). Or, why not add some cinnamon in the eggmix and eat with fresh fall apples!
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Any other suggestions for french-toast-tastes the Poor Knight?
8 Comments on “a Breakfast from my Childhood”
in germany we also call them “poor knight” (armer ritter), but it is baked in the oven, several slices of bread at a time. sometimes even with raisins. mmmh! i actually like the pan baked version better though, because of the slightly burned edges.
Yes, I love the edges too. The crispiness is needed I think. But raisins sounds like a great idea, thank you! And maybe even together with cinnamon?
yes, cinnamon would be great and, like you already said, apples – or as i would prefer it – applesauce!
Oh, Apple sauce is a good idea. Next weekend I will make them simple like above and then serve with a less sweet apple mousse with cinnamon! The “poor nights” are sweet as they are :)
Hi!
I found your website and I was flip to read that you wrote about “poor knight” (Armer Ritter in German) what is also my favourite childhood-memory-dish! My mother made it mostly with sugar or marmelade and I loved it so much!
Hi Tini! Did your mom use Marmalade with the poor knights or in the dish? I would love to find more ways of doing it since I am hooked…
i tried them a while ago with grated orange zest and a little vanilla in the egg mix. so good!
My mom spreads marmelade on the poor knights. What I also love: poor knights with sour cream (with a pinch of cinnamon and agave-syrup) and hot appleslices.