Pain Perdu (Lost Bread)

[Lynn]

Pain Perdu (Lost Bread)

1 loaf stale French bread
3 eggs
1 cup milk
2 sticks butter
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ tablespoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Powdered sugar
Louisiana cane syrup

Beat the eggs and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Whisk in the milk.
Cut the French bread crosswise into slices about 1 - 1 and 1/2 inches.
Melt the butter in a skillet, medium heat.
Dip the slices into the egg and milk mixture and then place them into the skillet cooking on each side until golden brown.
Dust the pain perdu with powdered sugar serve with dark cane syrup.

[CCroteau]

We make it this way.

Lost Bread Ingredients
3 Eggs
1/4 c Sugar
Butter
1/4 ts Salt
Powdered sugar
2 c Milk
Syrup
French Bread, sliced


In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and salt.
Add the milk. Beat again until combined.
Dip bread slices into mixture and fry in a small amount of butter until bread is golden on both sides.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot with Steen's or your favorite syrup.

[Kayaker]

I make my pain perdu like CCroteau but without salt and always with Steen's syrup and butter, no powdered sugar. Never thought about using nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla, but it sounds great. I love nutmeg and cinnamon sprinkled on a cup of hot tea and also coffee. May try the pain perdu this weekend. Thanks.

[Bayou Woman]

Oh my goodness. My kids love French toast, which I have always made with wheat bread, but I recently made the REAL LOST BREAD with stale French bread and my kids thought they had died and gone to breakfast heaven! I also use the vanilla extract and cinnamon.

I sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the egg mixture BEFORE I coat each slice of bread. It makes a nice brown swirl pattern on the bread.

[Lynn]

Did the coon manage to get a bite?:D

[Bayou Woman]

Did the coon manage to get a bite?:D

You know that rascal surely did!