Bread or Egg or Both
Bread is the main food near other dishes on a traditional Turkish dinner table. No matter what we eat, we always have some bread on the table. Also, most people think that they don’t feel full if they don’t eat any bread. Especially when there is a stew, we love dipping a bite of bread into it.
We either make it at our homes or buy it from bakeries. But generally in our villages women make their own bread, weekly or monthly. That kind of bread can be kept long, and they are stored in a special cage. When a woman in a village informs that she’ll make some bread, several neighbors come to her house and they make it altogether. No woman make it on her own, there are always other women helping her as they make their bread monthly. And she does the same when it’s another woman’s turn.
I love tasting different kinds of bread, and creating something different from them. And on last Sunday, I prepared something for breakfast from bread slices. (You’ve learnt how much I love breakfast!). These bread slices with egg (and you know I LOVE eggs) are one of our favorites for Sunday breakfast.
Ingredients (servings 2)
•   4 slices of bread (any kind you like)
•   2 eggs
•   ½ tsp cumin
•   1tsp dried thyme
•   3 tbsp olive oil
Break the eggs in a bowl, add spices into it and beat them very well.
Put olive oil in a pan and heat it.
Dip the bread slices into the egg mixture. I should admit my slices are a bit thicker than usual, but I love them like that. Then stir fry them in the hot oil.
Serve them hot with some cheese, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. And of course a glass of tea should accompany at breakfast.
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Natasha - 5 Star Foodie on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 2:51 pm
Yummy looking bread! Sounds fantastic with eggs!
Daily Spud on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 3:20 pm
I’ll often have eggs and bread in some combination for weekend breakfasts – this sounds like another great combination for me to try!
genny on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 4:09 pm
…this is called french toast but with some savory spices. Here in the US, if we were to make this, we would use cinnamon, maybe some cloves. Try it like that next time to make it sweet. and eat it with syrup or jam. mmm
Mediterranean Turkish Cook on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 4:30 pm
Zerrin, bu yumurtali ekmegi duymamistim daha once. Kahvalti icin harika gorunuyorlar. Bir are denemek istiyorum.
Sara on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 5:23 pm
This looks so delicious, I love anything that involves bread!
Lauren on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 5:36 pm
yum! this seems almost like a savory french toast!
Reeni on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 6:00 pm
This is a savory french toast! What a great idea. It sounds delicious!
NAOmni on Mon, 9th Mar 2009 7:32 pm
That looks sooo good!
NAOmni
Tangled Noodle on Tue, 10th Mar 2009 2:42 pm
This sounds delicious, especially with the cumin. What a wonderful tradition of sharing the bread-making. It seems that such occasions, of group meal preparation, now occur only during holidays in many societies.
Sophie on Fri, 13th Mar 2009 12:51 pm
Yum Yum
) We call this in Belgium : Verloren Brood. I love it!! I just adore your version with spices in it !! I will try this !! thanks, Zerrin!!
Chuck on Fri, 13th Mar 2009 9:20 pm
Zerrin, I think I’m going to move to Turkey. I like the description of the village women all getting together to make bread. What a wonderful thing. I also love that bottom photo … looks so good!
vanessa on Mon, 22nd Jun 2009 6:14 am
I am with the others. We eat that sweet here, but the idea of it being savory… is perfect. I am not a huge fan of the sweet version (I like it but would rather have a pastry), this sounds perfect.
Hillary on Fri, 25th Sep 2009 12:59 pm
It’s like French Toast!
Jessie on Fri, 25th Sep 2009 5:18 pm
great looking bread, you cannot go wrong with simple bread and eggs for breakfast
Cajun Chef Ryan on Mon, 28th Sep 2009 9:02 am
Yes, very similar to French Toast, but a savory version indeed!
Hugging the Coast on Mon, 5th Oct 2009 4:21 am
Savory French toast is a great favorite of mine!