Creole Pain Perdu
Louisiana lost bread: stale French bread soaked in an orange-scented custard, fried in butter and finished with cane syrup.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 380 kcal
Equipment
- •Skillet
- •Shallow dish
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- fat
- 16
- carbs
- 48
- protein
- 11
- calories
- 380
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, orange flower water, and nutmeg together in a shallow dish.
- 2
Soak the bread slices for 1 minute per side. This helps the liquid reach the center.
- 3
Melt a tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.
- 4
Cook the bread in batches for 3 minutes per side until deep golden and set.
- 5
Keep the cooked slices warm in a low oven while you finish the rest.
- 6
Dust with powdered sugar and pour cane syrup over the top at the table.
Chef's tips
Let thick slices of stale bread soak a full minute per side. Bread that is too fresh turns to mush.
Storage
Refrigerate cooked slices 2 days.
Reheating
Reheat in a 350°F oven for 8 minutes to restore the crust.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Using fresh, soft sandwich bread.
- •Setting the burner too high, which browns the outside before the custard sets.
- •Not soaking the bread long enough.
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