Experienced housewives have proven recipes that make it possible to build a tasty and satisfying dish out of nothing in 5-7 minutes. For some, these are sandwiches with cheese and sausage, heated in the microwave, for others - a quick salad of canned corn, crackers and ham with mayonnaise. However, the easiest way to feed hungry children or teenagers is to make them fried croutons by rolling the pieces of loaf in milk and egg. The appetizer is suitable for breakfast and lunch, it goes well with tea, cold drinks, jam.
Croutons with milk in an egg are a great idea for a quick snack when one dried loaf or white bread is left of the goodies at home. In some families, this uncomplicated treat is called instant pies, because the aroma from them comes from them, like from real baked goods. And the taste deserves all praise, it's not for nothing that households of any age gobble up hot croutons with appetite. The whole preparation takes 5 minutes at most, for cooking you only need a large frying pan, a bowl and a minimum of simple products.
Ingredients
To fry delicious croutons at home, you will need:
- 5-6 thinly sliced pieces of white bread or loaf, maybe even dried out;
- 1 raw egg
- half a glass of milk;
- vegetable oil for greasing the pan;
- granulated sugar for sprinkling or thick jam.
Step by step photo recipe
It is easy to fry bread rolls, boned in an egg-milk mixture, this dish can be made a crown dish for a fifth-grader son or a lazy husband without any hassle. The main thing is to prepare everything in advance so as not to be distracted by trifles.
The entire step-by-step recipe consists of three consecutive steps.
1) Break an egg into a bowl, pour milk into it, mix with a whisk or ordinary fork. The result is a mass, as for making an omelet. You don't need to salt and sweeten anything.
2) Each piece of loaf should be dipped in turn into the resulting white-yellow liquid, wetting it on both sides. In order not to get your hands dirty, you can use a fork, spoon.
3) There is little left - heat the frying pan, pour a little oil, spread the pieces soaked in milk and egg along the bottom. Fry them evenly, turning with a spatula, transfer to a flat plate.
Hot croutons can be sprinkled with granulated sugar for sweetness or decorated with strips, a net of thick jam, jam. This will make them look even more like small cakes. You get a delicate, soft inside, crunchy outside, a delicacy served with tea, with milk, juice or homemade compote.
