Dish 3: Stuffed French Toast with "Banana Foster" Compote

Yes, I know it's been 6 days since I last posted. This resolution is not off to the best start. I made it back to the kitchen today, and made breakfast for dinner.

My hubby loves breakfast. No matter the time of day, his preference is breakfast. His favorite dish is eggs benedict. Maybe that dish will makes it's way next week! I knew that this dish would statisfy his breakfast tooth.

I had some old bread to use up so what else to do but make pain perdu, french toast. I've made french toast in the past but never attempted stuffed. I went off the cuff with this "recipe." I took some cream cheese and mixing in some strawberry jam with a little black pepper and salt. I like the combo of black pepper & strawberry. I cut the bread into thick pieces and cut a slit and slathered the mixture into the bread. I drenched the bread into a custard of heavy cream, milk, egg, cinnamon & nutmeg. Cooked them on a griddle with butter. What is better than BUTTER!? So good! While the toasts cooked I added a couple of Tbsps of butter to a pan and added a bit of brown sugar and honey. It cooked up fast, should had it on lower heat, then when it was syrupy I add the sliced bananas. Fried a couple of eggs and breakfast for dinner was done!

The filling was good but a bit savory, I probably should have added some sugar or honey to sweeten things up. The balance of stuffing and bread were a bit off, next time cut the pieces smaller. The bananas were yummy! Though there was no alcohol in these fosteresque bananas the flavor was still there. I look forward to tweaking this dish and trying different fillings. One of the things I love about cooking, the ability to experiment!


This dish was a hit with the hubby! Love making my man happy!

Buen Provecho!


Recipe Link: where the inspiration came from:
http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/kelsey-nixon/stuffed-french-toast-with-fresh-strawberry-jam-and-blueberries-recipe/index.html