Pain Perdu

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 12 slices thick bread
• 2 cups coarsely ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Powdered sugar
• Sliced seasonal fruit

Directions

Beat the eggs, add the cream, salt, cinnamon and vanilla. Submerge the bread slices in the egg mixture for 5 minutes. Lay both sides of the bread in the almonds to coat. Heat the butter in a heavy pan until the foam subsides, then add the slices of bread. Cook over low flame until delicate brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, garnish with sliced fruit and serve hot.