posted by Miss McBooty on 30 Minute Meals, Breakfast, Recipes, Vegetarian

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French for “Lost bread,” Pain Perdu is a New-Orleans-style french toast.  This is a great way to use up your leftover bread from Tuesday night’s Italian dinner.  Any fresh fruit is a great addition to this recipe.

Feel free to omit the powdered sugar with the strawberry topping.  The benefit to adding sugar to your strawberries is that you get a nice strawberry compote as a result.  Practically your own homemade strawberry syrup.

Recipe adapted from Ina Garten of Food Network

Photo Courtesy of Kthread Photography

 

COOK TIME: 45 minutes

SERVES: Six

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 day old french loaf, cut diagonally into 1-inch thick slices
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• unsalted butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. Whisk milk, honey, 1 tablespoon sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, salt, and eggs in a large bowl.  Place bread slices in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and pour egg mixture over bread.  Turn to coat.  Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes, turning occasionally until all of the egg mixture is absorbed.
2. In the mean time, combine strawberries, remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar, and rind in a bowl.  Let stand 20 minutes.
3. Melt 2 teaspoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add bread slices to pan, cook 3 – 4 minutes on each side or until golden.  Repeat with remaining butter and bread.  Warm cooked bread in a plate in the oven at 200 degrees F while you finish cooking the rest.
4. Place bread onto plates and dust with powdered sugar.  Top with strawberry mixture.

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