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Cinnamon bread, rusty knights

Cinnamon bread, rusty knights

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Bread soaked in a mixture of eggs and milk, fried in butter, and then sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar: a delicious dessert that gives new life to stale …

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Recipe from Yamavu, Merkel, Argon58~dewikibooks and 7 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This German “lost bread,” also known as “rusted knights,” gets its color from cinnamon and sugar. It’s a great way to use up stale bread.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$2.28 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.45
  • $0.70
  • $0.08
  • $0.49
  • $0.28
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together, then set aside. ≈ 4 min
  2. Whisk the milk with the eggs, and if you like, with some lemon zest. Add a little sugar if you prefer. ≈ 4 min
  3. Remove the crusts from the small breads and cut them in half lengthwise. Place them in the egg-milk mixture and let them soak for a while. If the breads are very dry, prepare a little extra of the mixture: they should be well soaked. ≈ 8 min
  4. If you wish, you can coat them with egg white and breadcrumbs. ≈ 3 min
  5. Melt the butter in a pan and toast the bread on both sides.
  6. Immediately sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar mixture: this is what gives them their reddish-brown color. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Cinnamon bread, rusty knights

  • Between 400 and 500 ml of milk, depending on the age and dryness of the bread.$0.45
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 50 to 100 grams of sugar$0.08
  • 2 tablespoons of cinnamon$0.49
  • 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon zest (optional)$0.28

Total$2.28

that's $0.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 small slices of white bread or sandwich bread, possibly from the day before
  • Between 400 and 500 ml of milk, depending on the age and dryness of the bread.
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 to 100 grams of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon zest (optional)
  • breadcrumbs (optional)

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