Cheese-filled French Toast

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 6 slices french bread (11/2-inch-inch thick, or italian or multigrain)
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• 1 tspbrown sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• cinnamon, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 carefully cut a pocket in each piece of bread by slicing through the bottom edge.
• 2 in a medium mixing bowl, combine the ricotta and cottage cheese. add sugar and vanilla extract and mix thoroughly until a smooth consistency is achieved.
• 3 open the bread pocket one at a time and use a spatula to insert about 11/2 tablespoons of the creamy cheese filling in each.
• 4 whisk the eggs together and add milk and flour.
• 5 heat skillet to medium and spray it witha little olive oil. dip the slices of bread in the egg mixture. cook the french toast on each side (about 4 minutes per side) until golden brown.
• 6 sprinkle with cinnamon.