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Illustrative photo: Popo le Chien — CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Breakfast

Totché

Totché is a traditional bread from Appenzell, made from stale sourdough bread, eggs and sour cream, baked in the oven. Its soft, creamy texture makes it ideal for breakfast or as an accompaniment to soup.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

694 kcal per serving

Protein
22.1 g
Carbohydrates
47.2 g
of which sugars
6.1 g
Fat
45.3 g
of which saturated fat
27.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and butter a gratin dish.
  2. Cook the sliced onions in the butter for 8 minutes over medium heat, until tender.
  3. In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sour cream, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  4. Add the bread cubes and let them soak for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.
  5. Mix in the onions and half the Gruyère, then pour everything into the buttered dish.
  6. Sprinkle over the rest of the cheese and bake for 35 minutes, until the top is golden and the centre is still tender.
  7. Let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

Variations and tips

Bacon version. Fry 50 g of lardons with the onions for a richer version.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.