Name: Pain Perdu (Lost Bread)
Ingredients: 3 Eggs, beaten; 1/2 c Milk; 1/2 c Sugar; 2 tb Orange flower water; 1 tb Grated lemon zest; 1/4 c Brandy; 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg; 8 sl Stale French bread; 2 tb Butter; 2 tb Vegetable oil; Powdered sugar; Cane syrup

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Vegetables	Cajun	Cajun, Breads	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Eggs, beaten
1/2	c	Milk
1/2	c	Sugar
2	tb	Orange flower water
1	tb	Grated lemon zest
1/4	c	Brandy
1/2	ts	Ground nutmeg
8	sl	Stale French bread
2	tb	Butter
2	tb	Vegetable oil
		Powdered sugar
		Cane syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

{ Submitted by Austin Leslie, Chez Helene Restaurant }
Combine the eggs, milk, sugar, orange flower water, lemon zest, brandy and
nutmeg in a bowl.  Mix well. Soak the bread in the liquid mixture. Heat the
butter and oil in a heavy frying pan. Fry the bread until golden brown on
both sides.  Dust with powdered sugar and serve with warm cane syrup.
Serves 4.
[ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ]

A Message from our Provider:

“Everything else can wait but the search for God cannot wait.#George Harrison, 2001”