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Cheese toasts for soup

Slices of white bread are buttered and covered with grated cheese mixed with stiffly whisked egg white, then baked in a hot oven until pale golden brown. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 88.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 88 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The cheese toasts appear among the soup accompaniments in the 1949 edition.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Slice the bread

    Cut the crust off the bread and slice it ½ cm thick. Spread one side fairly thickly with butter.

  2. 2

    Make the cheese mixture

    Gently stir the grated cheese into the stiffly whisked egg white.

  3. 3

    Spread and bake

    Spread the cheese mixture in a 1 cm layer over the buttered bread. Place the slices on a sheet and bake in a hot oven until pale golden brown.

Changes from the original

Quantities are unchanged. «Hot oven» is not converted because the text gives neither time nor temperature.

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1949 (proofread, p. 88) → Modernised~74% of the text changedremovedadded
Franskbrød franskbrød (mengde ikke oppgitt). 100 gr. smør g smør. 100 gr. g skarp ost (revet). 1 eggekviте Brødet fraskjæres skorpen, stk eggehvite (stivvispet). Skjær skorpen av franskbrødet og skjæres skjær det i skiver på ½ cm. tykke skiver. Smør smøres litt skivene ganske tykt med smør på den ene side. Den siden.. Rør den revne ost og stivvispede eggehvite røres osten lett sammen, og denne røre strykes sammen med den stivvispede eggehviten.. Stryk osteblandingen i 1 cm. tykt et lag på 1 cm over det påsmurte brød. Legges smurte brødet. Legg skivene på plate, en plate og settes sett dem i varm ovn til brødskivene de er lyse gulbrune.

Note on Modernised

Mengdene er uendret. «Varm ovn» er ikke omregnet siden teksten ikke gir tid eller temperatur.

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Frequently asked questions

How thick should the bread slices be?
According to Erken they are cut ½ cm thick.
What should the finished toasts look like?
They are baked until the slices are pale golden brown.

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