Try This Light Version Of Your Traditional Breakfast (French Toast)

Pain Perdu – Another Name Of a Traditional Breakfast

What do you need?

•     1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
•     3/4 cup egg substitute
•     1/4 cup granulated sugar
•     1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•     1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
•     1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•     1/4 teaspoon salt
•     16 (1-inch-thick) slices diagonally cut French bread baguette
•     1/4 cup butter, divided
•     2 cups water
•     1/2 cup dry white wine
•     1/4 cup granulated sugar
•     1 tablespoon cornstarch
•     2 cups fresh raspberries
•     1 cup fresh blackberries
•     1 cup fresh blueberries
•     1/2 cup fresh strawberry halves
•     1 tablespoon powdered sugar

How do you make it?

•     Combine first 7 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk
•     Arrange the bread slices in a single layer in a large shallow dish
•     Pour milk mixture over bread, and let stand until milk is absorbed for about 2 minutes
•     Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat
•     Arrange 8 bread slices in pan
•     Cook 3 minutes on each side or until bread is golden brown
•     Remove from pan
•     Keep it warm
•     Repeat procedure with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 8 bread slices
•     Combine 2 cups water, wine, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and cornstarch in a large saucepan, stirring with a whisk
•     Bring to a boil
•     Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 5 minutes)
•     Remove pan from heat
•     Add fruit to pan, stirring well to coat
•     Serve sauce with bread slices
•     Sprinkle each serving with powdered sugar

How many servings would you get out of it?

You will get approximately 8 servings out of it which would be 2 breads and about ½ cup per serving.

Good to know!

Pain Perdu is an old, traditional style breakfast with old French bread scoured in the middle of eggs and pan-fried butter. Pain Perdu is a new name given to an old style breakfast that has been there since a long time. This particular recipe is a light version of the original one. You can cook it for special occasions, for every day breakfast routine or on weekends. A lot of people call it “French Toast” as well.

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By : Natural Health News