Pain Perdu

Pain Perdu, a custard soaked toast better known to us as French Toast, is the perfect hangover cure!

Ingredients
makes 4 slices

4 thick slices brioche bread

2 large eggs

150ml milk

150ml double cream

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp sugar 

20g butter

plain flour 

to serve

icing sugar

fruit compote 

Method

First prepare the cold custard. Crack the eggs into a large bowl. Gently whisk with a fork then add the milk, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Stir together well.  

Pour the custard into a shallow bowl or baking tray, large enough to accommodate two slices of bread. 

Place bread into the tray and allow to soak for a couple of minutes. Then using a large spatula carefully flip over the soggy slices and leave to soak again for a few minutes more.

Next melt half of the butter in a frying pan over a medium to high heat. 

Lightly dust the top of the bread with some flour and then with some icing sugar to help with the caramelisation.  

Add the soaked bread, floured side down to the frying pan and turn the heat down to a medium to low.  (At this time soak the other two slices of bread)

Cook slowly for 3 - 4 minutes until it colours a golden brown. Dust the uncooked side with flour and icing sugar and flip over for a further 3 minutes of frying, keeping an eye that they don't burn.  

Keep warm in a pre-heated oven on low, whilst you repeat the process. 

Serve the French toast warm with some icing sugar, strawberry compote or on their own.