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!
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Last modified on: July 20th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:French toastEggy breadCreamPan friedGoldenFor 6 sliceds bread, you will need:
- 1
6 slices Sandwich bread - 2
60 ml whole milk - 3
60 ml liquid cream - 4
10 g Vanilla sugar - 5
2 egg yolks - 6
4 tablespoons caster sugar - 7
3 tablespoons Clarified butter - 8
maple syrup (optional) - Total weight: 515 grams
Change these quantities to make: 2 sliceds bread 3 sliceds bread 6 sliceds bread 12 sliceds bread 18 sliceds bread
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 min. | 20 min. | 6 min. | 39 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Cut 6 slices Sandwich bread and trim off the crust.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
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.
Blend for a few seconds until smooth and evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pour the mixture into a dish and leave the slices of bread to soak for 10 mintues on one side...
Stage 4 - 10 min.
... then 10 minutes on the other side.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
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.
Sprinkle the slices with sugar and place in the pan sugar side downwards.
Stage 6 - 6 min.
Fry until golden on the first side, then turn over and fry the other side.
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).
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,593 Kcal or 6,670 Kj | 31 gr | 182 gr | 85 gr |
| 80 % | 12 % | 17 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 309 Kcal or 1,294 Kj | 6 gr | 35 gr | 16 gr |
| 15 % | 2 % | 3 % | 2 % |
| Per sliced bread | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 266 Kcal or 1,114 Kj | 5 gr | 30 gr | 14 gr |
| 13 % | 2 % | 3 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 sliceds bread : 1.67 €
- Per sliced bread : 0.28 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made, but based on how my mother used to make it when I was little.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Celeriac and parsley soup, Panna cotta, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Risotto-style celeriac, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Langoustine gratin, Artichoke hearts forestier , Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Strudel, Strawberry mousse with mascarpone, Apple and almond gratin, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Tarte Normande, ... All |
 | Sandwich bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Genoese croque-monsieur, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Grilled cheese, Croque-monsieur, ... All |
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