Beryl Tate E-mail: beryl@tatewise.co.uk

MOUTHFULS OF GYPSY TOAST

INGREDIENTS to make 4 or 9 :-

2 slices medium sliced bread

butter

1 slice cheddar cheese

1 egg - lightly beaten

sesame seeds

vegetable oil

METHOD :-

Make a cheese sandwich using the buttered bread and cheese slice.

Cut into even sized squares ( e.g. 2 x 2 = 4 or 3 x 3 = 9 ).

Dip the squares into the beaten egg until well coated, then toss in the sesame seeds.

Fry in hot oil when required for service.

ALTERNATIVE SAVOURY FILLINGS :-

• Cheese & sliced Spanish onion or shallot
• Stilton & thinly sliced ripe pear & crumbled walnuts
• Crumbled Lancasire or Chessire cheese mixed with stewed apple
• Sliced beef & horseradish or mustard & sliced tomato
• Tuna & sweetcorn & mayonnaise
• Tinned salmon & pickled gerkins & mayonnaise
• Sliced chicken or turkey & cranberry sauce & mayonnaise
• Grated raw courgette, pesto, sliced tomato & chopped black olives

ALTERNATIVE SWEET FILLINGS :-

• Stewed apple mixed with cinnamon & sultanas
• Sliced banana & rum butter & custard
• Marmalade with cystalised ginger
• Soft fruit mixed with a similar fruit jam
• Chopped dried apricots with apricot jam & chopped almonds
• Nutella with mixed chopped nuts
• Mincemeat with grated apple
• Slices of fudge or soft toffees sprinkled with hazelnuts