Food Network: Pain Perdu - Lost Bread, a.k.a. French Toast

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Pain Perdu - Lost Bread, a.k.a. French Toast
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Ingredients
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in a splash of water
1 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
8 slices stale white bread or 6 slices thick cut stale bread
Butter, for griddle pan
Warm maple syrup, powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar and/or fresh berries for
topping
Three Berry Compote, recipe follows

Instructions
Preheat nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat.
Beat eggs very well, add sugar and beat again. Add cornstarch in water and beat
that in, then add milk and nutmeg. Coat bread thoroughly in egg-milk mixture.
Lightly butter hot pan with butter nested in paper towels. Add bread to the pan
and cook slowly, 3 or 4 minutes on each side, 2 to 3 slices at a time. Serve hot
with your favorite toppings or Three Berry Compote

Three Berry Compote:
1/2 cup sugar
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup water
1 pint strawberries, sliced

1 cup raspberries
1 cup blackberries
1/4 cup maple syrup or honey

Combine sugar, lemon and water in a small sauce pot.
Over moderate heat, dissolve sugar into water. Stir in fruit, coating it in sugar
water and bring the fruit and water to a bubble. Reduce heat and simmer 7 or 8
minutes. Remove fruit with a slotted spoon to a serving dish and add maple syrup
or honey to the pan. Thicken syrup 5 minutes and pour over fruit. Serve with
French toast, pancakes or waffles.