European Food?!
for my european history class i have to make a food "that represents the culture of a European nation" and write a page about where that food comes from, and i cant think of anything!. I have the class at 730 am so it would be best if it was breakfast food, and i have to give it to 30 students, so something easy to serve, so obviously nothing like spaghetti!. haha!.
any ideas!?
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any ideas!?
i will give a best answerWww@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
PAIN PERDU ("LOST BREAD"):
New Orleans-style French Toast
This is the local version of French toast, made with stale French bread!. Pain perdu got its start as a way of using up leftover bread!. We like it so much that we buy extra French bread and set it on the kitchen counter to get stale so we can make pain perdu, or sometimes bread pudding!.
Use French or Italian bread!. Don't use sourdough!. Let the butter and oil get sizzling hot in the skillet before adding the soaked slices!. Keep the fried slices warm in a 200 degree F oven while you finish cooking the rest!.
8 slices stale French bread (cut on bias, about 1-1/4 inches thick)
1 cup half-and-half or whole milk
4 large eggs, well-beaten
1/4 cup sugar or simple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
A few gratings of fresh nutmeg, to taste
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons powdered sugar, mixed with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
In a large bowl combine the half-and-half or milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg and mix thoroughly!. Soak the slices of stale French bread in the custard mixture until they're thorougly soaked!.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the oil!. When the butter and oil mixture is very hot, fry the soaked bread slices one or two at a time on each side, until golden brown!. Drain on paper towels and hold in a warm oven until all the slices are cooked!.
To serve, Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar mixture just before serving!. Serve with Louisiana cane syrup, a strongly-flavored honey or any good syrup of your choice (real maple or fruit syrups are lovely too, but avoid that artificially-flavored pancake syrup)!.
Serves 4!.
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New Orleans-style French Toast
This is the local version of French toast, made with stale French bread!. Pain perdu got its start as a way of using up leftover bread!. We like it so much that we buy extra French bread and set it on the kitchen counter to get stale so we can make pain perdu, or sometimes bread pudding!.
Use French or Italian bread!. Don't use sourdough!. Let the butter and oil get sizzling hot in the skillet before adding the soaked slices!. Keep the fried slices warm in a 200 degree F oven while you finish cooking the rest!.
8 slices stale French bread (cut on bias, about 1-1/4 inches thick)
1 cup half-and-half or whole milk
4 large eggs, well-beaten
1/4 cup sugar or simple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
A few gratings of fresh nutmeg, to taste
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons powdered sugar, mixed with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
In a large bowl combine the half-and-half or milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg and mix thoroughly!. Soak the slices of stale French bread in the custard mixture until they're thorougly soaked!.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the oil!. When the butter and oil mixture is very hot, fry the soaked bread slices one or two at a time on each side, until golden brown!. Drain on paper towels and hold in a warm oven until all the slices are cooked!.
To serve, Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar mixture just before serving!. Serve with Louisiana cane syrup, a strongly-flavored honey or any good syrup of your choice (real maple or fruit syrups are lovely too, but avoid that artificially-flavored pancake syrup)!.
Serves 4!.
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In Germany most people eat Brot oder Br?tchen (Rolls, something like kaiser rolls) with butter and jam or meats or cheese!. Maybe a soft boiled egg!. They drink coffee!.
Some eat Müsli,which is oatmeal with nuts and dries fruit in it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Some eat Müsli,which is oatmeal with nuts and dries fruit in it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com