Throw it away…

Well, we certainly would have no choice if we forget to put it in the fridge after a couple of days as it would turn moldy and there would not be much else we could do with it.

We do not buy bread all that often but my missus would do so once in a while and especially when there are only two of us at home, we can hardly finish it that quickly. That day, there was around half a loaf left…

…so I decided to do something with it. Most of the time, we would just toast it and eat with whatever we have in the house but this time around, I decided to make some French toasts for breakfast.

I am sure most everybody knows how to go about it but to tell the truth, the very first time I tried, it was disastrous. Maybe the oil was not hot enough or there was too much of it…or maybe I soaked the bread in too much egg or perhaps, I did not control the fire while frying. Thankfully, I do think I am getting a little better at it these days.

First, I cut away the edges (you can keep them if you like) and I cut the bread diagonally so I have the slices in triangles…

Then, I broke an egg and added some chicken stock for a little bit of savoury taste…

…and beat it well before putting in the triangular slices of bread one by one…

…and dropping them into the pan of very hot oil…

Keep the fire at medium and flip the bread to brown both sides nicely.

Upon removing them from the pan, let them stand on some kitchen towel for a while to drain away the excess oil…

If I remember correctly, one egg is enough for eight of the triangular pieces or four slices of bread so you will need more if you are frying more than that.

I decided to make some sweet ones so for the last few pieces, I had an egg and I added some brown sugar…

…and went through the same process.

I liked the savoury ones but when my girl had them for her breakfast that morning, she thought the sweet ones…

…were nicer. I guess like everything else, it is simply a case of to each his own.

Incidentally, I went back to the bakery that I blogged about not too long ago to get the Portuguese egg tarts that I thought were really really great. I did say then that I would buy some for my girl as she loves them very much. Well, she took one bite and that was it! They were really awful, to say the least – just look at it…

It had none of the very nice and thin crispy layers of the puff pastry in the ones that I bought previously…and can you see the oil glistening in the photograph? Yes, it was THAT oily…and such a disappointment! I certainly would not want to go back there again as obviously, there is no proper quality control and for that kind of money (RM2.20), I would be a lot happier going for a nice plate of kampua noodles instead taking the chance on something that may be good one day and horrible the next. You may go and buy at your own risk – I most certainly would not. Tsk! Tsk!