Instructions

In a shallow baking pan, beat the eggs with cream and cinnamon. Season with salt.
Dip each piece of bread into egg mixture, allowing each piece to sit in the liquid for a couple of minutes.
 
In a large sauté pan, melt the butter. Pan-fry the bread until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes. With a warm knife, slice the foie gras, diagonally, into 1-inch pieces.  Season both sides with salt and pepper.
 
Heat a large sauté pan, over medium heat. Add the foie gras and sear for 1 minute on the first side and 2 minutes on the second side. Remove and drain on paper towels.
 
Add the compote to the foie gras fat.
 
To assemble, place a piece of the pain perdu in the center of each serving plate. Lay a piece of foie gras over the bread. Spoon some of the Cranberry Compote over the foie gras.  Garnish with parsley.
 
Yield:  8 appetizer servings
 
FRESH CRANBERRY COMPOTE:
Put the cranberries, orange and lemon zest, orange and lemon juice, sugar, vanilla, and 1 1/2 cups of the water in a medium-size nonreactive saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes.
 
Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of water and add to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium, then stir constantly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
 
Remove from the heat and cool completely.
 
Yield:  2 cups