Pemberton Cookbook

Wentelteefjes

French Toast the Dutch Way!The first part of the word ‘wentelteefjes’ is derived from a word meaning ‘soaked’, although the more commonly thought meaning of ‘wallow’ is not far off. ‘Teefje’ perhaps is an old word for a particular shape of pastry but also could refer to a female dog.

4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 8 slices of day-old white bread
• 2 eggs
• 2 level tbsp icing sugar
• ¼ liter lukewarm milk
• 40 gram butter or margarine
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• icing sugar for topping
• salt

Directions:

Mix the milk with a pinch of salt, sugar and the lightly beaten eggs.

Remove the crust from the bread and soak the slices in the milk and egg mix.

Butter a frying pan and fry the bread slices on both sides.

Sprinkle with icing sugar and cinnamon.

~Willemina Venema in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 2003

Page created June 7, 2003. Anne Pemberton. Edited Sun, June 8, 2003 . AP.