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Pain perdu | French toasts (recipe)


Did you know that French toast already existed in Roman Antiquity? Literally translated by "lost bread", Pain Perdu is a recipe made with the bread leftover to avoid food waste. It is good for the planet... and for the belly!

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Recipe: French toasts 

Serves : 4 people
Prep time: 20 min 
Difficulty: Easy


Ingredients:

  • 8 slices of bread (with brioche it is always better).
  • 3 Eggs
  • 500ml of full cream milk
  • Raw sugar (optional)


Toppings:

  • Fruits
  • Nuts
  • Mapple sirup
  • Whipped cream


Instructions: 

1. Mix together 3 eggs and 500mL of full cream milk. Dip the bread inside and leave them for a few minutes.

2. Bake them on a pan with butter. You can add sugar or honey and fruits. We recommend you to add honey, goat cheese and walnuts. Un délice !

Top tip: For extra flavour and texture, let the brioche soak a little longer in the egg mixture, and cook on medium heat to get a golden, crispy outside without burning.

Recette du pain perdu (4 personnes)


Ingrédients

  • 8 tranches de pain (avec de la brioche c'est encore meilleur).
  • 3 oeufs
  • 500ml de lait entier
  • Sucre de canne (optionnel)


Toppings

  • Fruits
  • Noix
  • Sirop d'érable
  • Crème Chantilly



Préparation

1. Mélanger 3 œufs et 500 ml de lait entier. Trempez chaque tranche de pain dans l'appareil et laissez-les pendant quelques minutes.
2. Faites-les cuire dans une poêle avec du beurre. Vous pouvez ajouter du sucre ou du miel et des fruits. Un délice !

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