Cajun and Creole Recipes
Lost Bread with California Golden Raisins (Pain Perdu)
Exciting California flavor gives a new twist to a New Orleans classic French toast, Lost Bread.
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups sliced bananas (about 2 bananas)
- 6 ounces bacon, cut into 1/4 inch dice and cooked crisp
- 1 cup California golden raisins
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups Half-and-Half
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pure maple syrup, as needed
Instructions
- In very large mixing bowl combine bread cubes, cream cheese cubes, banana slices, cooked bacon pieces and golden raisins; mix together well. Spread evenly in 9 x 13 inch nonreactive baking pan.
- In same mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, Half-and-Half, sugar, butter and 1/4 cup maple syrup to combine well. Pour over bread mixture in pan, pressing bread mixture into egg mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F (300 degrees F for convection oven). Remove plastic wrap and sprinkle top of bread mixture with cinnamon. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes; then, uncover and bake 45 minutes more, until lightly browned and set.
- Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 12 squares and serve warm with warm syrup to pour on top.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 680 (45% from fat); Total Fat 34g (sat 19g, mono 11g, poly 2g, trans 0g); Cholesterol 265mg; Protein 17g; Carbohydrate 76g; (Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 49g); Iron 3mg; Sodium 530mg; Calcium 190mg; Potassium 698mg
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
California Raisins
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