The Powwow Guy

My grandmother liked to have a lot of choices at meal times. Breakfast was always my favorite because there were cereals and hot chocolate and toast and egg bread and donuts...

Today I want to share with you my favorite recipe for PA Dutch Egg Bread, also known as Hootsla! This is NOT exactly my grandmother's recipe. I remember her egg bread not having any sweetness to it, and she served it with molasses to put on top. My recipe is sweeter and I recommend covering it in maple syrup!

Let's get started!

You will need:

5 or 6 large slices of bread (more or less depending on how many you are feeding..this recipe feeds about 3)

1/2 stick butter

5 eggs

1/4 to 1/2 cup milk

tbs cinnamon sugar

tsp vanilla

To begin, you need some bread cut up roughly into squares or just random bits. It's commonly known that if bread is a little bit stale, it's better. I agree with this! If you know a day in advance that you will be making this, you can put a few slices of bread in the refrigerator the night before. That will get them a little stale.

Cut up the bread and set aside.

Mix the eggs, milk, and vanilla in a dish.

Heat up a deep skillet until the butter starts to melt, then add the bread. Cook until the bread is coated and frying up nicely.

Now add the egg mixture and stir well!

Add the cinnamon sugar and continue cooking (and stirring) until all is cooked well!

Serve with maple syrup for a sweet and hardy PA Dutch breakfast!