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

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.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

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

Directions

1. Remove the crusts from the bread and cut each slice in half.
2. Place 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the milk, white wine and sherry in a shallow dish and stir to dissolve the sugar.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. To serve - sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and serve hot with strawberry or raspberry jam.