Hootsla ( Egg Bread)

A frugal Pennsylvania Dutch recipe. From the US Regional Cookbook, Chicago Culinary Arts Institute, 1947.

• Ready In: 13 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 10  slices  of day-old  bread
• 3  eggs, beaten until light
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄3 cup butter (bacon grease is tasty) or 1⁄3 cup  other  fat (bacon grease is tasty)
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Heat the butter or fat in a skillet.
2. Cut the bread into cubes and brown in melted butter or fat.
3. Beat eggs and milk together; add salt and pepper.
4. Pour over bread and fry until brown.
5. Serve while hot.