Dessert Recipes - Pain Perdu Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 eggs

• 5 ml/1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 8 slices oj bread, crusts removed

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup butter

• 100 g/4 oz strawberries, sliced

• 150 ml/2/3 cup whipping cream, whipped

• Icing (confectioners') sugar, for dusting

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Method:

1. Beat together the eggs and sugar. Dip in the bread slices until well soaked.

2. Melt a little of the butter in a frying pan (skillet) and fry (sauté) one or two of the slices at a time until golden brown on both sides.

3. Drain on kitchen paper (paper towels) and keep warm while cooking the remainder.

4. Sandwich together in pairs with the strawberries and cream, dust with icing sugar and serve straight away.