Cheese stuffed strawberry French toast

Serves 5

Ingredients 

1 loaf fresh baked bread sliced into 10 slices and dry slices overnight on tray

3 large eggs 

1 cup milk

1 cup 18% cream

1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract

1 pinch salt

3 tbsp brown sugar

3 fresh strawberries chopped fine for filling

9 strawberries sliced thin 

1 pinch pepper fresh ground fine, 1 tsp white sugar,1 tsp. Pure vanilla ( add to sliced strawberries )

2 tbsp oil for cooking French toast

10 tbsp. mascarpone cheese 

5 tsp. Strawberry jam

2 tbsp oil for cooking French toast

1 tbsp. Icing sugar

Pure maple syrup

Serving options 

Serve with whipping cream

Serve with cooked bacon

Preparation

Mix eggs, milk, cream, 1 tsp. Vanilla,salt, brown sugar in bowl to make dipping liquid

Put 1 tbsp. mascarpone cheese on each slice of bread 

Put 1 tsp strawberry jam on top of five slices in the middle

Divide equally and place the 3 chopped fine strawberries on top of the strawberry jam

Place the other slice of bread mascone cheese side down on top of strawberry topped bread

Pre heat pan or cast iron griddle on medium heat

Add oil

Dip the bread into egg milk mixture on both sides making sure bread absorbs egg milk mixture

Place French toast in pan or on griddle and turn pan / griddle to low heat

Cook for three minutes

Flip and cook for three minutes

Cook until golden on each side and when you press lightly on French toast if cheese and strawberries 

Start to come out it is done

Remove

Cut in half place on plate

Garnish with sliced strawberry pepper, vsnilla , sugar mixture

Dust French toast with icing sugar

Serve with pure maple syrup

Optional

Bacon, whipping cream