Pain perdu


Pain perdu
This is a sweet French version of "eggy bread": slices of bread soaked in a mixture of milk, cream, egg yolks and vanilla sugar, then pan-fried until golden. It's really simple and wickedly delicious!
179 K 4.1/5 (30 reviews)
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Last modified on: July 20th 2011
For 6 sliceds bread, you will need:

Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Resting: 20 min.
Cooking: 6 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Pain perdu : Stage 1
Cut 6 slices sandwich bread and trim off the crust.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Pain perdu : Stage 2
Put into the blender goblet: 60 ml whole milk, 60 ml liquid cream, 10 g vanilla sugar, and 2 egg yolks.

Blend for a few seconds until smooth and evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pain perdu : Stage 3
Pour the mixture into a dish and leave the slices of bread to soak for 10 mintues on one side...

Stage 4 - 10 min.
Pain perdu : Stage 4
... then 10 minutes on the other side.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Pain perdu : Stage 5
Melt 3 tablespoons clarified butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.

Sprinkle the slices with sugar and place in the pan sugar side downwards.

Stage 6 - 6 min.
Pain perdu : Stage 6
Fry until golden on the first side, then turn over and fry the other side.

Stage 7
Pain perdu : Stage 7
It's ready. Serve hot or warm. You can drizzle maple syrup over the top if you wish.
Remarks
This is a good way of using up bread that is going a bit dry, as this works even better than fresh bread.

You can make it with brioche too, and serve it simply with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, for example, or a little really cold whipped cream (chantilly).
Keeping: Just a few minutes once cooked.
Source: Home made, but based on how my mother used to make it when I was little.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe190 RDI=70 %1,130 RDI=110 %270 RDI=40 %2,100 RDI=110 %8,810 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g40 RDI=10 %220 RDI=20 %50 RDI=8 %410 RDI=20 %1,710 RDI: 20 %
Per sliced bread30 RDI=10 %190 RDI=20 %40 RDI=7 %350 RDI=20 %1,470 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 sliceds bread : 1.70 €
  • Per sliced bread : 0.30 €

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