Pain Perdu - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. vegetable oil
6 eggs
3 Tbsp. Grand Marnier
2 Tbsp. milk
1/3 c. sugar
grated zest of 1 lemon
8 to 12 slices French bread
powdered sugar
butter
syrup

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet.
In a medium bowl, combine eggs, liqueur, milk, sugar and lemon zest and whisk together until eggs are frothy and sugar is dissolved.
When oil is hot, dip bread to coat well on both sides.
Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Serve hot with butter and syrup.