Cheese-stuffed french toast with strawberry s

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 Diagonally (1-ounce) cut slices French bread
¼ cup Sifted powdered sugar
1 Tub (8-ounce) reduced-fat cream cheese
2½ cup 1% low-fat milk
⅓ cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
4 Egg whites
2 Eggs
Vegetable cooking spray
Strawberry Sauce
Candied Lemon Rind
4 cups sliced strawberries
1 large lemon
1 tablespoon water

Directions

Strawberry Sauce

⅓ cup honey 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Candied Lemon Rind

¼ cup sugar, divided

Directions: Cut a horizontal slit through bottom crust of each slice of bread to form a pocket. Combine powdered sugar and cream cheese; stir well. Spread mixture evenly into pockets of bread. Place 6 bread slices in each of two large, shallow baking dishes; set aside.

Combine milk, sugar, vanilla extract, egg whites, and eggs in a bowl; beat well with a wire whisk. Pour milk mixture evenly over bread slices. Cover and chill 1 hour or until liquid is absorbed.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium heat until hot. Arrange half of bread slices in skillet, and cook 3 minutes. Turn bread over, and cook 3 minutes or until browned; remove from skillet. Repeat procedure with the remaining bread slices.

Serve with Strawberry Sauce, and garnish with Candied Lemon Rind.

Directions for Strawberry Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Yield: 3 cups (serving size: ½ cup).

Directions for Candied Lemon Rind: Using a vegetable peeler, carefully remove rind from lemon. Cut rind into ⅛-inch-thick strips; set aside.

Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and water in a 2-cup glass measure.

Microwave at HIGH 1 minute; stir in rind strips. Microwave at HIGH 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and toss well. Spread rind in a single layer on wax paper; let stand at room temperature until dry. Store in an airtight container.

Yield: ¼ cup.

Nutritional Info:

Cheese-Stuffed French Toast With Strawberry Sauce: CALORIES 517 (19% from fat); PROTEIN 17.8g; FAT 10.9g (sat 5.4g, mono 3.9g, poly 1.2g); CARB 89.5g; FIBER 4g; CHOL 101mg; IRON 2.2mg; SODIUM 653mg; CALC 242mg Strawberry Sauce: CALORIES 89 (4% from fat); PROTEIN 0.7g; FAT 0.4g (sat 0g, mono 0.1g, poly 0.2g); CARB 23.2g; FIBER 2.6g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 0.5mg; SODIUM 2mg; CALC 16mg Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #2.TXT

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