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Pain perdu (lost bread)

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 3 Eggs beaten
• 1/2 c Milk
• 1/2 c Sugar
• 2 tb Orange flower water
• 1 tb Grated lemon zest
• 1/4 c Brandy
• 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
• 8 sl Stale French bread
• 2 tb Butter
• 2 tb Vegetable oil

Instructions:

Powdered sugar Cane syrup { Submitted by Austin Leslie Chez Helene Restaurant } Combine the eggs milk sugar orange flower water lemon zest brandy and nutmeg in a bowl. Mix well. Soak the bread in the liquid mixture. Heat the butter and oil in a heavy frying pan. Fry the bread until golden brown on both sides. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with warm cane syrup. Serves 4. [ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ]

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