Insanely Decadent Pain Perdu (French Toast) with Marc Murphy | Best Thing I Ever Made

"This is the French toast that you've never seen before." - Marc Murphy

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Pain Perdu
RECIPE COURTESY OF MARC MURPHY
Level: Easy
Total: 12 hr 30 min
Prep: 10 min
Inactive: 12 hr
Cook: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Four 3-inch-thick slices country bread
4 cups heavy cream
1 cup vanilla sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1/2 cup brandy
2 teaspoons kosher salt
9 eggs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
All-purpose flour, for sprinkling
Powdered sugar, for serving
Maple syrup, for serving

Directions

Place the bread in a large bowl and set aside.

Whisk together the cream, vanilla sugar, brandy, salt and eggs (or use a blender). Pour over the bread. Let it sit for a few minutes, and then turn the bread over to ensure proper absorption. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat large oven-proof saute pan over medium-high heat and add the butter. Sprinkle some flour and some vanilla sugar on top of the bread slices. When the foam from the butter subsides, put the soaked bread in the pan and cook on one side, about 5 minutes. Flip the bread and place the pan in the oven until cooked through and custardy in the middle, 10 to 15 minutes.

Serve with powdered sugar and maple syrup.

Cook’s Note
To make vanilla sugar, split a vanilla bean and bury it in 1 cup sugar. Let sit at room temperature for 2 days.

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