Salty knights are especially suitable as a morning or evening snack.
Adobe Stock/AOP, Minna Kuukka
Bread is still one of the foods most commonly wasted in households. Moldy bread can’t be eaten, but if the bread has just dried out, it’s definitely not worth throwing it in the trash.
This week we celebrate both Bread Week and Waste Week. You should be creative when making sandwiches, and not settle for toppings only with familiar cheeses and cold meats. In its bulletin, the Leipätietotus ry advises to use, for example, the previous day’s dishes as bread tops. A simple way to help reduce wastage.
Dried out bread is at its best in warm sandwiches, where it gets a new life. Try, for example, warm salmon sandwiches with cheese sauce, warm ham sandwiches or salty knights, which are moistened in egg milk and then fried in butter until crispy. Knight breads get flavor from garlic, and the beauty is crowned with a fried egg.
THE SALT KNIGHTS
(recipe for 4)
8 slices of white or mixed bread, e.g. country bread or similar, even dry bread is fine
3 dl of milk
3 eggs
a generous teaspoon of chopped chives
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
about a teaspoon of oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
black pepper
1 chopped garlic clove
4 eggs
1. Mix the eggs and milk in a flat container well, add all the spices, mix again.
2. Heat up the frying pan and put a good knob of butter on the pan. Put the pieces of bread, two at a time, to swim in the egg milk for a while, turn them so that both sides get well wet, and then put them in the pan on medium heat to take color. Leave to rest and turn when the surface is nicely browned. Same for the other side.
3. Fry the eggs. Put the salty knights on a plate and place a fried egg on top of them. You can sprinkle fried pieces of bacon or ham on top and add vegetables found in the cupboard.
Recipe: Minna Kuukka