Pain Perdu

Ingredients

3 eggs
120 ml milk
100 gr sugar
30 ml orange flower water
1 lemon zest
55 gr brandy
1 gr nutmeg
8 slices stale french bread
28 gr butter
30 ml vegetable oil
1 powdered sugar cane syrup

Instructions

{ Submitted by Austin Leslie, Chez Helene Restaurant } Combine the eggs, milk, sugar, orange flower water, lemon zest, brandy and nutmeg in a bowl. Mix well. Soak the bread in the liquid mixture. Heat the butter and oil in a heavy frying pan. Fry the bread until golden brown on both sides. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with warm cane syrup. Serves 4. [ The Legends of Louisisna Cookbook; Sheila Ainbinder; ISBN 0-671-70817-1 ]