Pain Perdu

Pain Perdu Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 mins + soaking Cook time: 30 mins Ingredients 3 eggs 1 cup (250ml) milk 1 cup (250ml) cream 1 vanilla bean, halved, seeds scraped ¼ cup (55g) caster sugar + 2 tbsp extra 1 tsp ground cinnamon fresh nutmeg, grated sea salt, to season 1 french bread stick, day old 50g butter maple syrup, icing sugar, fresh berries to serve Method Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla seeds, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl until well combined and sugar dissolves. Season with sea salt. Pour custard into a shallow tray. Slice baguette into 4 portions, then halve horizontally. Place bread slices in batter, turning to completely coat, and allow to soak for 5-10 minutes, until bread has fully soaked up the liquid. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan force (355°F). Heat half the butter in a large oven-proof frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook half the soaked bread, cut side down for 2 minutes, until golden brown. Turn bread over, then sprinkle half of the extra sugar over the top. Transfer pan to oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, until caramelised and puffed. Repeat with remaining bread and butter. Serve pain perdu drizzled in syrup, with some berries and dusted with icing sugar. #recipe #breakfast #shorts