Recipe courtesy of L'Auberge Restaurant
Pain Perdu
- Level: Easy
- Total: 27 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 5 min
- Cook: 7 min
- Yield: 6 servings
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.
