poor knights dessert
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
15 mins
Serves:
4
method:
1
Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.
2
Cut the baguette diagonally into 8 x 3cm slices.
3
Mix together the eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla in a shallow dish and add the bread slices, leave for 1-2 minutes, turn over and leave until the egg mixture has been absorbed.
4
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the egg-soaked bread for 1 minute each side until golden and transfer to an ovenproof serving dish, bake for 5 minutes.
5
Mix the jam and half the raisins together and whip the cream to soft peaks.
6
Top the knights with the jam, then add a dollop of cream, scatter with the remaining raisins and dust with icing sugar to serve.
Tip
Try different flavours of jam or try fruit compote instead.
ingredients:
- 1/2 baguette
- 2 medium eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp oil
- 125g strawberry jam
- 50g California Raisins
- 100ml double cream
- Icing sugar to serve
