French Pain Perdu (Lost Bread) Creole Style

Name: French Pain Perdu (Lost Bread) Creole Style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cup milk; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon brandy; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 pinch nutmeg; 2 eggs, beaten; 6 slices French bread; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon butter; maple syrup or honey; confectioners' sugar

Submitted by Pepina Rae

"Don't throw away that bread!! This is a great way to use up day old bread. The kind of bread that works best is dense French, Italian, or brioche. This is a great brunch item. For a non-alcoholic version, substitute brandy with vanilla extract. Experiment with other extracts too."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar
¹⁄₂ cup milk
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon brandy
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
2 eggs, beaten
6 slices French bread
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
maple syrup or honey
confectioners' sugar

directions

Combine sugar, milk, salt, flavorings, and eggs.
Soak bread in mixture.
Cook in hot oil and butter mixture until golden brown on both sides.
Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar. Serve hot with syrup or honey.

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Pepina Rae

I am of Italian heritage and a native of New Orleans, so exceptional food is in the blood! We New Orleanians are very passionate about our food. Katrina is responsible for us relocating to San Antonio, Texas. We are caring for my elderly parents and needed a new business that did not take us out of the home fulltime. So, we started a catering business! It's going quite well so far.

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