A traditional Newfie breakfast

We decided to go out for breakfast this morning at a local restaurant called Jordan's who are well known for their toutons.  Toutons are traditional Newfoundland fare eaten for breakfast.  Several people had told us to try toutons so we went to Jordan's not really knowing what toutons actually were.  There were three varieties on the menu - three toutons with molasses or syrup, three toutons with baked beans and molasses or syrup, or three toutons with bacon or sausage or bologna and molasses or syrup.  The waitress told us it was fried bread dough, either pan fried or deep fried.  Some people say that pan fried are a healthier option but the waitress said there wasn't much difference as the pan fried is filled deep with fat also!  I chose deep fried with bacon and molasses and Steve chose pan fried with baked beans and molasses, TJ wasn't game and chose pancakes instead.

The best way to describe them is to say that they are like crunchy donuts.  They were very tasty, even just plain or with a bit of whipped butter.  The molasses was a bit too strong for me but Steve really liked it.  We swapped our deep fried and pan fried with each other and there really wasn't much difference in the taste, I think I would choose pan fried next time as I tend to think it would be a little healthier!

Ready to go out for breakfast