Toast
Toast is sliced bread which has been browned, to varying degrees, on each side by exposure to radiated heat. Historically, the bread was placed on a wire toasting fork and held before the red hot charcoal or embers of an open fire, and toasted one side at a time. It can be made by placing the bread slices under a hot grill or broiler, and turning when one side of the bread is browned to taste. Nowadays, in most…
Ingredients
- 1 or more slices of bread, sized to fit your toaster
- 1 or more toppings (optional):
- Butter
- Cinnamon
- Honey
- Jam
- Jelly
- Lard
- Margarine
- Sugar
- Peanut butter
- Avocado
- Scrambled eggs
Steps
- Check toaster is plugged in, clean and functional.
- Place bread slices in toaster, one per slot. Extra-wide slots may hold 2 slices. In a toaster oven, lay slices flat on metal grill.
- Adjust darkness control if present.
- Activate toaster.
- Watch bread as it browns. If it gets too dark, activate pop-up mechanism and remove toast.
- If toast will not pop out, unplug toaster. Do not reach into a slotted toaster, by hand or metal tool, while plugged in or very hot.
- Spread topping on toast with knife, spatula or spoon.
Notes from the original
- The bread crust can be cut off after the toast has been cooked. The topping can be added to both sides.
- Replace ordinary bread slices with a bagel or English muffin cut across the axis.
- Butter would be the best topping choice when using raisin bread to make toast.
- Replace each slice of bread with a waffle or scone.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Toast” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2024-06-22, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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