Cooking Recipe Pain Perdu (Lost Bread)
Recipe 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
Powdered sugar
Cane syrup
Directions
{ 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 ]