Nutella Stuffed French Toast
Recipe from cooklikeachampionblog.com
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- Strawberry Topping
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
- 4 thick slices (1 1/2 to 2-inches) bread, such as challah or soft Italian bread
- About 1/2 cup Nutella
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar for serving
Directions:
-
Strawberry Topping:
- Combine the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice
- Toss to coat and set aside
- Cut a pocket into each slice of bread
- Fill each pocket with about two tablespoons of Nutella
- Egg Mixture
- Whisk together the egg and milk
- Add butter and vanilla
- Add the flour, cinnamon and salt and whisk until smooth
- Pour In pie plate
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet on medium heat
- Soak the filled bread slices into the egg mixture
- Cook soaked bread slice until golden brown
- Dust with powdered sugar
- Top with strawberries