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ROD RECIPES 2/17/2007 Melba Toast Day Melba Toast

Source of Recipe

Marla


Recipe Introduction

Auguste Escoffier was a chef at The Savoy Hotel in London during the 1890s. The Australian opera singer, Nellie Melba, was staying at the hotel and watching her weight. Noticing that she always ordered toast, he grilled a piece of toast, split it in half, grilled it again and named it "Melba Toast". Dieters have been eating it ever since.

List of Ingredients

ROD RECIPES 2/17/2007 Melba Toast Day Melba Toast

Melba Toast


8 slices white bread




Recipe

Preheat the broiler to high and toast the bread lightly on both sides.
Cut off the crusts and then, holding the toast flat, slide a sharp knife between the toasted edges to split the bread so that you now have 8 slices that are toasted only on one side.

Cut each piece into 4 triangles, and then toast under the broiler, untoasted sides uppermost, until golden and the edges curl.
Serve warm with soup.

Alternatively, make Melba toast earlier in the day, and warm for a short time in the oven at 170ºC/ 325ºF/ Gas Mark 3 before serving.