Poor Knight's Dessert

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Poor Knight's Dessert

A favorite in Germany and Scandinavia, this bread-based sweet treat is one of the most inexpensive easy dessert recipes you'll ever find. Making use of stale bread, this Poor Knight's Dessert recipe is like a sweeter version of French toast. For those of us trying to stick to a budget, this clever and frugal dessert recipe is one worth saving.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 6 slices stale white bread
  • 1/3 cup dry white bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Mix together the milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla and lemon rind.
     
  2. Dip the bread slices first in the egg mixture and then in the bread crumbs.
     
  3. Melt the margerine in a large frying pan and brown the bread slices on both sides.
     
  4. Sprinkle toasted bread with mixture of sugar and cinamon and serve warm.

 

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