Stuffed French Toast
French toast gets special treatment from Edna Hoffman of Hebron, Indiana. She stuffs each thick slice with Swiss cheese and sizzling sausage for a satisfying meal-in-one.4 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Ingredients
- 8 slices French bread (1-1/2 inches thick)
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 package (8 ounces) brown-and-serve sausage patties, cooked
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Maple syrup, optional
Directions
- Cut a pocket in the crust of each slice of bread. Butter the inside
- of pocket. Cut sausage into bite-size pieces; toss with cheese.
- Stuff into pockets.
- In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon; dip both
- sides of bread. Cook on a greased hot griddle until golden brown on
- both sides. Serve with syrup if desired. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 679 calories, 31 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 171 mg cholesterol, 1,187 mg sodium, 72 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 27 g protein.