Snack or dessert
Difficulty | Easy |
Prep time | 10 min |
Cook time | 15 min |
Servings | 4 |
Pain perdu means "lost bread" in French and is a great way to repurpose any stale white bread. It won't work too well with rustic or whole wheat bread, since this is a sweet recipe, perfect for breakfast or kids' snack.
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 slices of any white bread or 1 baguette in thin slices (about 3/4 in.)
- 2 eggs
- 14 oz / 40cl milk
- 1.75 oz / 50 g granulated sugar
- Butter for the pan
- Optional: cinnamon, vanilla, orange blossom, or nutmeg
Utensils
1 large mixing bowl, whisk, pan (if using stove in step 3) or baking dish (if using oven).
Directions
STEP 1
Mix eggs, milk and sugar in bowl.
To add flavor, you could add orange blossom, or cinnamon powder or ground nutmeg.
STEP 2
Dip each slice of bread for a few seconds until moist (not soaked).
STEP 3
Either brown in a hot and buttered pan for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
Or, in a 360 F oven, place slices in a baking dish with in any left-over mixture until toasted, or about 5 minutes. Flip the slices and leave for another 5 minutes.
STEP 4
Serve hot or lukewarm and top with anything you desire: berries, powdered sugar, cinnamon, honey, maple syrup, nuts...
Bon appétit!
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