Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Stuffed French Toast ["Monte Christo" sandwich?]

Just a funny "Monte Christo" sandwich?

Stuffed French Toast
There's a creamy surprise stuffed inside this French toast.

Number of Servings: 6
Serving Size: 1 slice
Ingredients
Name Measure Weight
Challah or French bread, cut 2 inches thick (12 oz total) 6 slices ---
part-skim ricotta cheese 1/4 cup ---
low-fat cottage cheese 1/4 cup ---
cream cheese, low-fat 2 Tbsp ---
sugar 2 tsp ---
any extract (try orange, vanilla, strawberry, or almond) 2 tsp ---
egg substitutes 12 ea ---
evaporated milk 1/4 cup ---
Nonstick cooking spray 1 ea ---
Preparation Instructions
1 Cut a pocket in each slice of bread. Open carefully. With an electric beater, whip together the cheeses, sugar, and extract. Divide the mixture evenly into 6 portions and insert a portion into each bread pocket.
2 Beat together the egg substitutes and milk. Dip the bread slices in the mixture. Turn to coat both sides. Spray a nonstick pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Cook the French toast for about 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Exchanges Per Serving
2-1/2 Starch
2 Very Lean Meat

Nutrition Information
Amount per serving
Calories 286
Calories From Fat 38
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholestrol 8 mg
Sodium 645 mg
Total Carbohydrate 38 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugars 7 g
Protein 21 g

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