Pain Perdu, Dessert or Breakfast

  

Pain Perdu Ingredient and Equipment List

Brioche Loaf

½ cup warm water

2 ¼ tsp dry yeast

3 Tbs sugar

6 large eggs at room temperature

4 ½ cups AP flour

2 tsp Kosher salt

½ lb butter at room temperature

1 egg and 1 Tbs milk mixed

Equipment: Stand mixer, 2  8x4 inch loaf pans

We will walk through the process in class.

Custard

6 large eggs

1 ½ cups milk or half and half

2 Tbs Grand Marnier or Armagnac

Seeds of ½ of a vanilla bean

the zest of one orange

1 Tbs honey or superfine sugar

To Cook

3 Tbs butter

Equipment: large baking dish, cast iron or nonstick skillet

whisk

To Serve

1 pint of strawberries, 1 Tbs Grand Marnier

Toasted almonds, confectioner’s sugar