Cheese and jam toast
Egyptian breakfast classic balancing salty mature cheddar with the floral sweetness of raw honey on warm whole bread. Children's favourite, eaten across Cairo since the 1960s.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 3 min
- Servings
- 1
- Difficulty
- easy
Steps
- 01
Slice the cheese
1 minSlice the cheddar into thin strips of two millimetres so it melts evenly without forming an oily pool on the bread.
- 02
Toast the bread
3 minToast the whole bread on medium heat for three minutes until the surface turns light gold and the centre stays soft and steamy.
- 03
Melt the cheese
2 minLay the cheese strips over the hot toast and cover with a plate for two minutes. Residual heat melts the cheddar without browning it.
- 04
Drizzle honey
1 minDrizzle a thin thread of raw honey diagonally across the melted cheese. The contrast between salty cheddar and floral honey is the signature of this breakfast.
- 05
Cut and serve
1 minCut the toast diagonally into two triangles. Serve immediately with green tea or a small black coffee while still warm.
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