Turkish cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Egg Bread

Bread slices dipped in egg and milk and pan-fried golden in butter – a quick homestyle breakfast.

Ingredients · for 2 servings

• 6 slices white bread (stale)
• 3 eggs
• 100 ml milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 40 g butter
• 1 tsp pul biber (Turkish red pepper flakes)
• 1/2 bunch parsley

Instructions

1. Whisk the eggs with the milk and salt in a shallow dish until no streaks of egg white remain; finely chop the parsley.
2. Dip the bread slices one by one for 10 sec. per side in the egg-milk mixture so they soak it up without getting soggy.
3. Melt half the butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat until it foams but does not yet brown.
4. Lay the slices side by side and fry for 2–3 min. until the underside is evenly golden brown and firm.
5. Turn, add the remaining butter to the edge of the pan, and fry for another 2 min. until the second side has color too and the egg is fully set.
6. Place immediately on warmed plates, sprinkle with pul biber and parsley, and serve hot.