How to Make English Toast

As we learned in the post "How to Cook Bacon" once you cook bacon you have a not so insignificant amount of bacon fat to deal with.  Now, don't throw this down the drain (unless you want to get to know your plumber) and don't throw it in the garbage.  This stuff is gold!  You can use it for greasing Yorkshire pudding tins, frying potatoes or making English toast.

Step one: place a frying pan over medium high heat and fill it with enough fat to cover the bottom

Once the fat is very hot, place a piece of bread (light rye, white or challah are best) in the pan, it should sizzle.

Once the bottom is golden brown, flip it over and toast the other side.  The bread should be golden brown on both sides.

Now top it with Lyle's Golden Syrup for an authentic taste or Canadian Maple Syrup for a taste of the colonies. 

Now, I don't want anyone telling me this is greasy and unhealthy; if the fat is hot enough, there is no more fat in this than a grilled cheese sandwich or French toast.  If you ate this every day you would be a fool, but to have it as a treat once a month would be fine.  Done right, the toast is crisp and smokey and sweet; Manna from Heaven!

Feeling adventurous?  Try frying an egg and placing it on top. Or, place 3 or 4 slices of bacon between 2 slices of bread, dip in a beaten egg and then fry in bacon fat.  Can you say good eatin'?  Sit back and enjoy while you contemplate how the British ever got a bad reputation for culinary skills.