All our Y3 boys enjoyed a French lesson with a difference this week. Stepping out of their usual classroom, they headed to the Dining Hall to test their culinary skills on a classic French treat: Pain Perdu (otherwise known as French Toast).
The boys, who have been studying food in their French lessons, were raring to test out their vocabulary (having learned all the ingredients and the recipe for pain perdu in class) and gastronomy skills in the kitchen.
Assisted by Jimmy, one of our brilliant school chefs, the boys prepared pain perdu before carefully cooking, then dusting with sugar and cinnamon before eating with great enthusiasm. It was a definite thumbs up from all the boys.
“It smells like carrot cake!”
“I’m definitely going to make this at home.”
Did you know?
Pain perdu means ‘lost bread’ as it is usually made using stale bread or bread that would otherwise be lost.
If you would like to test your French and give it a go, here is the recipe:
LE PAIN PERDU
On a besoin de deux œufs,
… deux cuillères à soupe de lait,
… une cuillère à soupe de sucre,
… quatre tranches de pain,
… une cuillère à soupe de beurre,
… et deux cuillères à café de cannelle en poudre.
Mélanger les œufs, le lait et le sucre dans un bol.
