FRUIT BREAD with ELDERFLOWERS and strawberries
French toast, French toast, “dirty” bread, etc. depending on the regions. In any case, this bread is not lost on everyone, especially when it is flavored with flowers! Elderflowers can be replaced by mint, lemon balm, basil, rose petals, monarda. These aromatic herbs must be finely chopped and the principle of maceration respected. French toast can be served with custard, a scoop of ice cream and other fruit.
Per person :
2 to 3 slices of stale bread
½ beaten egg + 4 tbsp milk
1 tbsp elderflowers
1 tsp powdered sugar
1 tsp fat
1 small ladle of strawberries, washed, hulled and cut into small pieces
+1 tbsp elderflower
In a bowl put the egg + milk + elderflower + sugar and mix well. Leave to macerate for at least 30 minutes. Put the strawberries in a bowl with the elderflowers, mix and leave to macerate for at least 30 minutes. Put the bread to soak in the egg/milk mixture, turn the slices over until the bread is well soaked. If necessary press the slices so that the flowers adhere well to the bread. Heat the fat in a frying pan and brown the bread on each side. Place in a dish, spread the strawberries on top. Nice kitchen to all, Régine