Poor Knights
- 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)
- 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 oil1/4 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.
bread, eggs, white wine, cinnamon, sugar, oil, confectioners, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/poor-knights-18744 (may not work)