Photo: Pain Perdu Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon pure 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 delicately brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, garnish with sliced fruit and serve hot.
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By bronco_lou
Troy, MI
on October 03, 2009
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This dish is quick and delicious! Did not have cream, so I substituted Evaporated milk (2%. The almonds added great crunch and flavor. I will definitely make this again!
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