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Pain Perdu
Pain Perdu a classic New Orleans French Toast
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
New Orleans
Prep Time
8
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
8
minutes
minutes
Total Time
16
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
406
kcal
Ingredients
1
whole
baguette
day old
2
whole
eggs
organic
2
cups
milk
whole
1
tablespoon
cinnamon
ground
2
teaspoons
nutmeg
ground
3
tablespoons
light brown sugar
1
teaspoons
vanilla extract
1
pinch
Kosher salt
3
tablespoons
butter
salted
1
cup
maple syrup
organic
Instructions
Using a bread knife, slice your day-old baguette about 2 inches thick in diameter.
Using a large bowl add two whole eggs, two cups of whole milk, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, light brown sugar, vanilla extract and Kosher salt.
Whisk until completely incorporated, about 2 minutes.
Next add baguette slices and allow it sit in wet batter for five minutes.
Using a large bottom heavy saute pan add whole salted butter and bring heat to medium.
Add your baguette slices with 1 inch. separation between each and let it cook for five minutes on each side. Or until golden brown.
Stack baguette slices 5 at a time on plate to retain heat as you repeat steps 1 and 2.
Overlap your baguette slices around plate and drizzle desired amount of maple syrup.
Nutrition
Sodium:
175
mg
|
Vitamin A:
200
IU
|
Sugar:
16
g
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Potassium:
272
mg
|
Cholesterol:
116
mg
|
Calories:
406
kcal
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Fat:
12
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Carbohydrates:
32
g