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Tostee
Tostee is a traditional Medieval recipe for a classic sweet dish of toasted bread soaked in wine and honey flavoured with ginger. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of: Tostee.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
25 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Vegetarian RecipesSpice RecipesBread RecipesDessert RecipesBritish RecipesEnglish Recipes
Original Recipe
Tostee
(from A Forme of Cury)
Ꞇ wyne +̅ hony +̅ foꝺe hiꞇ ꞇo gyd +̅ sky̅me iꞇ clene · anꝺ seeþ iꞇ long ꝺo þeɼꞇo · pouꝺo of ꝫ̅ꝫ̅ . peꝑ +̅ salꞇ · toſt breꝺ +̅ lay þe sewe þeɼꞇo · kerne pecys of ꝫ̅ꝫ̅ · +̅ flo iꞇ þꝰwiþ anꝺ meſſe hiꞇ foꝛth ·
Translation
A Dish of Toasted Bread:Take wine and honey and boil them together and skim the surface clean and boil it a long time. Add powdered ginger, pepper and salt. Toast
bread and pour over the sauce. Slice pieces of ginger, garnish with these and serve it forth.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
250ml white wine
200ml honey
1 tsp ground
ginger
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
4 thick slices of
bread, toasted
2 tbsp ginger, julienned
Method:
Combine the wine and honey in a pan. Bring to a boil, skim the surface then boil for a further 20 minutes, or until thickened.
Toast the bread, cut into triangles and arrange on a serving dish. Pour over the wine and honey mixture, garnish with the ginger and serve.
Find more Medieval recipes as well as more recipes from the Forme of Cury here.
