Pain Perdu is a traditional French toast. This is Ina Garten’s Barefoot in Paris recipe with strawberries, almonds and Grand Marnier.
Pain Perdu
Pain perdu is the traditional French name for “French toast!” Classic French Toast is made by dipping stale bread in an egg and milk batter and frying it until golden brown. The name translates to “lost bread” in French. Ina Garten jazzes up her version of pain perdu with some fabulous flavors!
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
- fresh strawberries
- granulated white sugar
- Grand Marnier
- extra large eggs
- milk or half & half
- honey
- vanilla extract
- grated orange zest
- kosher salt
- brioche loaf or challah loaf
- unsalted butter
- vegetable oil
- sliced almonds
- powdered sugar
✏️ How to make Pain Perdu:
The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
- In a small bowl, combine the strawberries, 1 tablespoon of the sugar and 1 tablespoon of the Grand Marnier; set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 250℉.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, honey, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier, vanilla, orange zest and salt. Slice the bread into ¾-inch slices. Pour the egg mixture into a large, shallow plate, and soak a few slices of bread for 4 minutes, turning once.
- Heat one tablespoon each of butter and oil in a very large skillet over medium-heat. Take each slice of bread from the egg mixture, dip one side in the toasted almonds, and place in the skillet almond-side-down (while cooking each batch, add more bread to the egg mixture to soak). Cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until nicely browned.
Place the cooked bread on a baking sheet and keep it warm in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a dry paper towel, add more butter and oil, and continue to fry the remaining soaked bread until they’re all cooked.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot with the strawberries.
Recipe Tip
To toast the almonds: place them in a dry sauté pan and cook over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, tossing frequently, until lightly browned.
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
- This is a delicious, kicked-up version of French toast!
- The Grand Marnier paired with the strawberries and almonds really works well. No syrup is needed!
- It’s a lovely recipe to serve for a special breakfast
Favorite French Toast Recipes:
Pain Perdu
Ingredients
- ½ pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar, divided
- 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier, divided
- 6 extra-large eggs
- 1½ cups milk or half & half
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 large brioche or challah loaf
- unsalted butter
- vegetable oil
- ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
- powdered sugar, for serving
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the strawberries, 1 tablespoon of the sugar and 1 tablespoon of the Grand Marnier; set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 250℉.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, honey, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier, vanilla, orange zest and salt. Slice the bread into ¾-inch slices. Pour the egg mixture into a large, shallow plate, and soak a few slices of bread for 4 minutes, turning once.
- Heat one tablespoon each of butter and oil in a very large skillet over medium-heat. Take each slice of bread from the egg mixture, dip one side in the toasted almonds, and place in the skillet almond-side-down (while cooking each batch, add more bread to the egg mixture to soak). Cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until nicely browned. Place the cooked bread on a baking sheet and keep it warm in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a dry paper towel, add more butter and oil, and continue to fry the remaining soaked bread until they're all cooked. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot with the strawberries.
Notes
- Nutritional information does not include the frying oil/butter or powdered sugar.
- To toast the almonds: place them in a dry sauté pan and cook over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, tossing frequently, until lightly browned.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
