Chocolate-pistachio French Toast

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 slices italian bread (preferably a day old) or 6 slices french bread, cut diagonally 1-inch thick (preferably a day old)
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate or 3 ounces dark chocolate
• 6 teaspoons unsalted pistachio nuts, chopped
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick) or 1/4 cup margarine (1/2 stick)
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 with a serrated knife, cut a pocket horizontally in each slice o f bread through the top crust. cut the candy bar into 6 rectangles.
• 2 fill each bread slice with a piece of chocolate and 1 teaspoon pistachios.
• 3 in a shallow dish or pie plate, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg.
• 4 on a griddle or in a large skillet over medium heat, melt and spread 1 tablespoon butter.
• 5 dip the filled bread slices, one at a time, into the egg mixture, turning to coat both sides and being careful not to squeeze out the chocolate filling.
• 6 cook the slices, several at a time, on the hot griddle until they are browned on both sides.
• 7 add more butter as needed.
• 8 transfer the french toast to heated plates and dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.
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