PrintSugar Rush: "Classic Toast" With Condensed Milk and Butter at Saint's Alp
Saint's Alp Teahouse in the East Village is best known for boba drinks in a rainbow of flavors: almond, lychee, and even gingerbread. Less noted, though fully deserving of the same degree of praise, is the "Classic Toast" with condensed milk and butter. A mere $1.65 buys a single slice of what very well be the ultimate pick me up treat. The toast is positively intoxicating, with melted butter seeping into every pore of the hot slice, while a glazy slathering of condensed milk drips off the edges. It's served with a fork and knife, but to get the full experience you must simply dive in and tear apart with your fingers. Reckless abandon and full gusto is much advised.
Saint's Alp Teahouse
39 3rd Ave, New York NY 10003 (map)
212-598-1890
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12 Comments:
Oh good heavens! I could feel my heart start to pound too fast from the sugar just from reading it!
And yet.... and yet...
A classic midwestern treat is strong white bread, buttered, then covered with a crunchy layer of white sugar. Eat.
Seeing how similar these treats are, who am I to claim heart palpitations?
ohiogal at 4:46PM on 08/16/08
I've never heard of this preparation, but it sounds SOOO good! I LOVE condensed milk!
Makes me want to try that with pound cake too -- talk about a buttery sugar rush!
I'll have to make some, some time. Who knows when that'll be though...I've been saying "I've got to make some bread pudding" several times a week for nearly a month now. I have no excuse for either, I have all the ingredients!
Cassaendra at 6:14PM on 08/17/08
OH MY GOD. Yes.
Christina at 7:41PM on 08/17/08
It's so funny about certain foods. I read "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" awhile back and one of the foods the author described was toast spread with condensed milk. I couldn't picture it, but now, I think I want one.
wookie at 4:54PM on 08/19/08
Would love a recipe?!
I did a search and found something similar:
"Crisp Toast in Saffron Milk" Sounds just as good... imagine... frying the bread in the butter, then dousing it... runs shivers up my spine!
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/1083389,pp-toast-073108-s1.article
SmokinJoe at 10:01AM on 08/22/08
The condensed milk toast is absolutely my favorite thing to get at Saint's Alp!!!
spaetzle at 11:24AM on 08/22/08
The condensed milk toast is absolutely my favorite thing to get at Saint's Alp!!!
spaetzle at 11:29AM on 08/22/08
Is it sweetened condensed milk or plain?
Need to know so I can recreate it at home!
ohiogal at 2:24PM on 08/24/08
omg condensed milk. good stuff. i like it with lipton tea for the hk-style milk tea.
mlo at 1:03PM on 08/25/08
@ohiogal: its sweetened condensed milk! ^_^
Kathy YL Chan at 2:29PM on 08/25/08
Thank you Kathy!
Now I can play... : )
ohiogal at 4:13PM on 08/25/08
we have ALOT of these things in Japan. Put aside all the diet phobia's and dive in:
Hull out the inside of the bread. ( just cut all along the crust and the cube into 4 squares.)
Lightly toast on skillet of course with butter till you get a nice brown and crunch on all sides.
Slide the cubes back in to make the "whole" bread slice.
And drizzle EVERYWHERE with sweetened condensed milk.
Bad for you, BUT YUM!!!
thefoodie at 11:23PM on 09/26/08