Pain Perdu Holiday Brunch

By Tracy

8 Person

25 Minutes

280 Calories

The "real" French toast made with fluffy brioche dipped in a custard batter and fried until golden and crisp along the edges. To make pain perdu, you’ll want to use brioche slices. You can either make the brioche ahead of time if you’re a fan of baking your own breads, or you can simply buy a ready-made loaf from the store.

Ingredients

maple syrup
2 tbsp. powdered sugar
2 oz. cream cheese
1 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. orange zest
1/2 cup whole milk
2 eggs
8 slices brioche

Method

01

Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter to cut out large gingerbread men from the brioche slices (see note). Temporarily set aside.
02

To a shallow, wide square container or bowl, add the eggs and give a whisk to break up the yolks. Add the milk, orange zest, vanilla, sugar, and nutmeg. Give everything a whisk again until combined well.
03

To a frying pan, add a tablespoon of butter and heat over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted and is bubbly, lower the heat to medium. Briefly dip the brioche men into the egg batter, dipping each side, then place in the frying pan.
04

Fry the first side for about 45 seconds to 1 minute, until golden and crisp. Flip and fry the opposite side for another 15 to 25 seconds, until that side is golden and crisp as well.
05

Continue the previous step for all the cut out brioche, melting more butter in the pan as needed. Allow the fried bread to slightly cool on a plate while you get the icing ready.
06

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth and frosting-like. Scoop the icing into a pastry bag fitted with a small, narrow tip, or scoop the icing into a ziplock bag with a very small corner snipped off.
07

Pipe eyes and a smile (or any other design you want, such as buttons or sleeves etc.) onto the bread. Pour the maple syrup all over the pain perdu before serving.

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Pain Perdu Holiday Brunch

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( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 8 servings
Calorie 280 Kcal
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 10 Mins
Total Time 25 Mins

02 Ingredients

maple syrup

2 tbsp. powdered sugar

2 oz. cream cheese

1 tbsp. unsalted butter

1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 tsp. granulated sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. orange zest

1/2 cup whole milk

2 eggs

8 slices brioche

03 Method

Step 1

Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter to cut out large gingerbread men from the brioche slices (see note). Temporarily set aside.

Step 2

To a shallow, wide square container or bowl, add the eggs and give a whisk to break up the yolks. Add the milk, orange zest, vanilla, sugar, and nutmeg. Give everything a whisk again until combined well.

Step 3

To a frying pan, add a tablespoon of butter and heat over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted and is bubbly, lower the heat to medium. Briefly dip the brioche men into the egg batter, dipping each side, then place in the frying pan.

Step 4

Fry the first side for about 45 seconds to 1 minute, until golden and crisp. Flip and fry the opposite side for another 15 to 25 seconds, until that side is golden and crisp as well.

Step 5

Continue the previous step for all the cut out brioche, melting more butter in the pan as needed. Allow the fried bread to slightly cool on a plate while you get the icing ready.

Step 6

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth and frosting-like. Scoop the icing into a pastry bag fitted with a small, narrow tip, or scoop the icing into a ziplock bag with a very small corner snipped off.

Step 7

Pipe eyes and a smile (or any other design you want, such as buttons or sleeves etc.) onto the bread. Pour the maple syrup all over the pain perdu before serving.

04 Author

Tracy

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