Pain perdu (lost bread)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 3 Eggs beaten 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
- 1/2 c Milk 8 sl Stale French bread
- 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Butter
- 2 tb Orange flower water 2 tb Vegetable oil
- 1 tb Grated lemon zest Powdered sugar
- 1/4 c Brandy Cane syrup
Instructions:
{ 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 ]
