"Pain Perdu," or Lost Bread

Ingredients

• One pint of fresh milk
• One cup of sugar
• Two eggs, beaten
• Flavorings of choice
• Loaf of bread
• Butter

Directions

1. Combine the milk, sugar, and eggs, as well as any seasonings and flavorings of choice.
2. Take six slices of bread from your loaf of bread, and soak each piece in the prepared milk and sugar custard.
3. Add butter to a pan and fry each piece of soaked bread one by one. Pile them up and serve hot.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Ethan Clapp
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019