Stuffed French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups slice fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon brandy
• 1/4 cup grated orange peel
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups cream
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 pieces thick-sliced egg bread or 12 slices thick-sliced brioche bread
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 12 teaspoons mascarpone cheese or 12 teaspoons cream cheese

Recipe

• 1 mix together the strawberries, 1/2 c sugar, 1 tsp brandy, and the orange peel. let set 30 minutes.
• 2 beat 4 eggs. add cream, brandy, brown sugar, and vanilla; beat well.
• 3 soak the bread in the egg/cream mixture.
• 4 melt the butter on a griddle over medium heat and cook each piece of bread for 4 minutes per side.
• 5 as toast comes off the griddle, immediately spread 1 tsp mascarpone cheese and 2 tbsp strawberry mix in the middle and fold in half. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and drizzle with maple syrup.