Serves 2 (meant to be shared!)
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup heavy or light cream
- 1-2 tsp cinnamon
- 4-6" piece French bread, crusts removed, halved lengthwise
- ½ cup pimento, grated cheddar or Gruyere cheese
- 4-6 strips crisply cooked bacon
- 2 tbsp butter
For Serving
- fresh blueberries or strawberries
- maple syrup
- powdered sugar
Equipment
- nonstick oven-safe skillet
How-to
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Preheat oven to 350º
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Whisk together eggs, cream and cinnamon until blended and set aside
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Spread cheese on both faces of bread, arrange crisp bacon slices on top and fold bread together to make a sandwich
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Melt butter in a skillet on low heat (do not brown the butter)
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Place sandwich into the egg mixture to submerge. If fresh bread, just submerge for few seconds, if bread is older than a day, soak for a few minutes; do not saturate the bread but you want the egg mixture to get into the bread. Remove from egg mixture, letting excess drip off and place in skillet
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Increase heat to medium and brown the sandwich, about 4-5 minutes each side (keep an eye on it and adjust heat so as not to burn)
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When bread is golden brown, drain excess butter from the pan, and finish in the preheated oven to melt the cheese, about 5-10 minutes (check at 5 minutes)
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Arrange on a plate, slice and garnish with berries, as much syrup as you like and a generous dusting of powdered sugar
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