Pain Perdu

Name: Pain Perdu
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps brandy or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 12 slices bread, crust removed; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, divided; 5 eggs, separated; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind; 473 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters sugar, divided; 2 Tbsps lard, divided

Pain Perdu is a vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 462 calories. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a side dish, and is done in about 45 minutes. A mixture of brandy, bread, ground cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan.

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Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar and brandy.

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Brandy

Sugar

Place bread slices in a single layer in a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan.

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Bread

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Frying Pan

Pour milk mixture over bread, and let stand 10 minutes.

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Bread

Milk

Drain off excess milk.

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Milk

Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.

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Lemon

Add 2 tablespoons sugar and lemon rind, beating well. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until soft peaks form. Gradually add 2 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into egg yolk mixture.

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Egg Whites

Lemon Peel

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Sugar

Spread egg mixture evenly over bread; let stand 30 minutes.

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Spread

Bread

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Melt 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon lard in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Lift bread slices, one at a time, with a spatula, and place in hot butter mixture. Cook 2 to 3 at a time until golden brown, turning once.

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