Pain Perdu – Another Name Of a Traditional Breakfast
What do you need?
- 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
- 3/4 cup egg substitute
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 16 (1-inch-thick) slices diagonally cut French bread baguette
- 1/4 cup butter, divided
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberry halves
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
How do you make it?
- Combine first 7 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk
- Arrange the bread slices in a single layer in a large shallow dish
- Pour milk mixture over bread, and let stand until milk is absorbed for about 2 minutes
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat
- Arrange 8 bread slices in pan
- Cook 3 minutes on each side or until bread is golden brown
- Remove from pan
- Keep it warm
- Repeat procedure with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 8 bread slices
- Combine 2 cups water, wine, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and cornstarch in a large saucepan, stirring with a whisk
- Bring to a boil
- Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 5 minutes)
- Remove pan from heat
- Add fruit to pan, stirring well to coat
- Serve sauce with bread slices
- Sprinkle each serving with powdered sugar
How many servings would you get out of it?
You will get approximately 8 servings out of it which would be 2 breads and about ½ cup per serving.
Good to know!
Pain Perdu is an old, traditional style breakfast with old French bread scoured in the middle of eggs and pan-fried butter. Pain Perdu is a new name given to an old style breakfast that has been there since a long time. This particular recipe is a light version of the original one. You can cook it for special occasions, for every day breakfast routine or on weekends. A lot of people call it “French Toast” as well.
Source: My recipes
By : Natural Health News
