Try This Light Version Of Your Traditional Breakfast (French Toast)

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