Three Cheese-Stuffed French Toast
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon ricotta cheese
- 3 tablespoons apricot jam
- 8 (2 inch thick) slices French bread
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup cornflakes cereal crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups apricot nectar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 cups sliced fresh peaches
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
- The night before: Split each bread slice four fifths of the way through.
- Spread the two sides apart so that they look like butterfly wings.
- Use a fork hollow out a shallow pocket on the inside of each slice.
- Discard the crumbs; set bread aside
- In a medium bowl, mix together the mozzarella, cream cheese and ricotta cheese.
- Stir in the apricot jam.
- Spoon 2 tablespoons of cheese mixture into each bread slice.
- Place slices in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.
- The next morning: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Pour apricot nectar into a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat.
- Stir in sugar and cornstarch; cook until thickened.
- Beat together eggs and milk.
- Dip bread slices into egg mixture and dredge in cornflakes crumbs.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook bread 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
- Place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- In a medium frying pan or skillet, heat 1/4 cup butter, 2 tablespoons sugar and ginger over medium heat.
- Add peaches and cook for 3 minutes.
- Arrange French toast slices on individual plates.
- Top each serving evenly with peach slices, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Serve with apricot syrup.
mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, ricotta cheese, apricot jam, bread, eggs, milk, cereal crumbs, butter, apricot nectar, butter, white sugar, ground ginger, peaches, sugar
Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/three-cheese-stuffed-french-toast/ (may not work)