Pain Perdu (Lost Bread)

[Snookie]

Ingredients:
8 slices day-old bread
2 eggs, lightly beaten
dash salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 to 3 drops vanilla extract
8 tablespoons melted butter
honey or syrup
Preparation:
Remove crusts from bread slices; discard or reserve for another use. Set bread aside.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs with salt, sugar, milk, and vanilla. Pour into flat bottomed glass dish. Put bread slices into the dish to soak, a few at a time. Turn with a spatula and allow to soak on the other side, but not too long, or they will be difficult to turn. Lightly butter a baking sheet; gently remove the soaked bread slices to the baking sheet, and continue with the remaining bread slices. Spoon any remaining egg mixture over the slices.

Place the baking sheet in a preheated 400 degree oven; bake for 15 to 20 minutes, turning after the first 10 minutes to brown on both sides. Serve immediately with melted butter and your favorite honey or syrup.
Serves 4.

 

[ChickenWhistle]

I think you're tryin' to get us fat(ter).

 

[grits]

This is great with eggnog instead of milk too,

 

[charliepapa]

Just finished a bowl of black-eyed peas over rice that have been cooking with the Honey Baked ham bone since this morning. I saved the bone with a little extra meat from Christmas day. This will be a regular thing.

 

[jomoncon]

Try leaving the crusts on the bread. And add a couple of grinds of fresh nutmeg.