The French Cajuns call it Pain Perdu -- a slice of stale bread that would otherwise be "lost". Pain Perdu has humble beginings but once immersed in frothy eggs and dropped onto a hot buttered skillet, it emerges an edible delight!
Ingredients:
5 eggs
2 Tablespoons
orange juice
3 Tablespoons
Brandy
1/2 cup
granulated sugar
Juice of 1
lemon
Twist of the
lemon peel
6 to 8 slices of
stale bread, crusts trimmed off
3 Tablespoons
butter
Powdered Sugar
Nutmeg
Beat the
eggs in a medium sized bowl until they are
light and fluffy. Stir in the
orange juice,
brandy, and
granulated sugar. Mix well. Add the
lemon juice and
peel.
Cut the bread into triangles or anything you want. Soak the
bread in the
egg goo that you just mixed up.
Melt the
butter in the
skillet. Remove the bread from the
egg goo and fry the pieces until they are lightly browned on both sides, kinda like
french toast but not really. (About 3 to 4 minutes)
Remove and drain on paper towel(s).
Sprinkle the bread with
powdered sugar and
nutmeg.