Strawberries & Cream Stuffed French Toast

• Produce

  • 1/4 tsp Lemon, zest

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 3 tbsp Strawberry preserves or strawberry jam

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 loaf French bread

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Whole milk
  • 1 tbsp Whole milk or half and half

• Other

  • ¼ cup (or less, depends on preference powdered sugar

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Ingredients

• 1 loaf french bread, cut into 3 inch slices
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup whole milk (or half an half if youre naughty)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt
• Filling:
• ½ package (4 oz) cream cheese, softened to room temp.
• ¼ tsp lemon zest
• 1 tbsp whole milk or half and half
• ¼ cup (or less, depends on preference) powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp strawberry preserves or strawberry jam
• Maple Syrup, Powdered Sugar, Fruit, for topping.

Directions

• In a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese until it is a softer, looser texture, about 2 minutes. Mix in lemon zest, milk, and powdered sugar, a tbsp at a time, until sweetened to preference. Once those ingredients are incorporated, use a large spoon or rubber spatula to stir in the strawberry preserves.
• Put the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag or ziploc bag with a medium-sized hole cut in a lower corner, and set aside
• In a shallow dish, whisk the eggs until they are as homogenized as possible. Whisk in milk, cinnamon, vanilla and salt.
• Cut the bread slices in the center of the crust, cutting a 3-4 inch-wide slit that goes ½ to ¾ of the way through the bread, dont cut all the way through. Pipe about 1-2 tbsp of the filling into the cut you made in each slice of bread. Press down gently on the open edge to discourage leaks.
• Set the bread down into the dish to soak in your custard for 30 seconds. Flip the bread so the other side soaks for 30 seconds as well.
• In a nonstick skillet or giddle over medium heat, cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
• Serve with maple syrup, fruit, and powdered sugar.