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Broth on Toast

A slice of stale bread is toasted and topped with hot soup, then warmed in the oven.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Broth on Toast

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the toast

  1. Cut the stale bread into a slice about ½ inch thick.

  2. Remove the crust.

  3. Toast the bread lightly on both sides.

Assemble and serve

  1. Place the toast in a soup plate.

  2. Pour the hot soup over the toast.

  3. Set the plate in the oven for a few minutes.

  4. Serve hot.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Stale bread
Its dry, firm crumb soaks up hot soup without falling apart.
Hot soup
Supplies the liquid and flavor that soften the toast and carry the dish.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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