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INGREDIENTS:

                                                                               1 stick butter 
                                                                               3 eggs 
                                                                               3/4 cups milk 
                                                                               1 tablespoon grated orange zest 
                                                                               1/4 cup fresh orange juice 
                                                                               2 tablespoons sugar 
                                                                               1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 
                                                                               1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 
                                                                               8 slices of French Bread, about 1 inch thick 
                                                                               powdered sugar for dusting 
                                                                               Bananas Foster (below) 

                                                                 Directions

                                                                 1. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, orange zest, orange juice, sugar,
                                                                 cinnamon, and vanilla, to dissolve the sugar.

                                                                 2. In a nonstick sautι pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter. Dip 2 slices of
                                                                 the bread into the egg-milk mixture, coating evenly. Fry in the butter
                                                                 until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side.

                                                                 3. Repeat until all the butter and bread is used.

                                                                 4. Lay the pain perdu on a platter. Add the bananas to the pecan mixture
                                                                 and warm slightly. Spoon the warm sauce over the pain perdu. Dust the
                                                                 entire plate with powdered sugar.

                                                                 Yields: 6 servings.

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