Cheese grenki, or the Russian take on French toast

Name: Cheese grenki, or the Russian take on French toast
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 3-4 lices bread; 2-3 egg; ½ cup milk; black pepper; salt; Spices; 2 garlic; 1 Tb butter; ½ cup cheese; nutritional yeast; parsley; tomato

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Cheese grenki, or the Russian take on French toast

Ethan Patterson

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Cheesy, fragrant from garlic and spices, these cheese grenki are a Russian take on savoury French toast will make any morning into one worth savouring.

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Ingredients

3-4 lices bread thick
2-3 egg
½ cup milk or if you're feeling rich, an equal mixture of milk and cream
black pepper
salt
Spices oregano, chili, etc, of your choice
2 garlic cloves
1 Tb butter
½ cup cheese grated
nutritional yeast optional
parsley for serving (optional, or cilantro
tomato for serving (optional, or cilantro

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Grate ½ cup of vegan cheese. Mix with nutritional yeast for a more cheesy flavour, if desired.
Mince garlic finely. Cut bread.
In a bowl large enough to dunk your bread pieces into, whisk eggs very well, as if for a very fluffy omelette, until bubbles appear on the surface. Add milk, salt, pepper, and spices of your choice.
To a heavy-bottomed pan with a lid, add 1 Tbs of vegan butter replacement (or butter), and 2 Tbs of oil. Bring pan to medium heat.
Dip bread into eggy mixture. Leave to soak for 5-10 seconds on each side (depends on your bread: fluffy white sandwich bread needs less soaking, tough rye needs more).
Place bread slices on preheated and pre-oiled pan, and fry for about two-five minutes on one side, covered (until bread is golden brown - do not let it burn! Length of time will depend on your oven and bread itself). Turn bread slices over to the other side, and lower heat to low-medium. While the bread is frying, sprinkle the already-fried side (that's facing you) with shredded cheese and minced garlic, and cover with a lid or a bowl to allow the cheese to soften a bit. Let cook until cheese melts and bread is fried, about five minutes.
Remove from hot pan onto a paper-towel lined plate. Serve immediately, sprinkled with chopped parsley (in my house, particularly gluttonous morning involved layering each grenka with tomatoes and sour cream. But that's just greedy.... and delicious).