Wake Up Stuffed French Breakfast Panini Food

FRENCH TOAST PANINI WITH GRILLED BANANAS

Steps:

• Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, orange juice, vanilla, cognac, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
• Place the bread in 2 shallow baking dishes in a single layer. Pour the egg mixture over the bread; let soak for 10 minutes.
• While the bread is soaking, preheat a grill to medium. Place a flat cast-iron skillet on the grill. Brush the bananas with the melted butter; cook in the skillet until they are browned on all sides and beginning to release their juices, about 3 minutes. Use a spatula to transfer the bananas to a plate, then wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel. When the bananas are cool enough to handle, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Remove a piece of bread from the egg mixture, allowing the excess to drip off. Place on a cutting board, top with four or five banana slices, then cover with another piece of bread. Brush the skillet on the grill lightly with vegetable oil. Add the sandwich to the pan; place a grill press or heavy pan over the sandwich to weigh it down. Cook until the bread is nicely toasted and golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip, press and cook on the other side until golden. Keep warm; repeat with the remaining bread and bananas, adding more oil as needed. Transfer the panini to plates and slice in half diagonally; top with confectioners' sugar and plenty of maple syrup.

WAKE-UP STUFFED FRENCH BREAKFAST PANINI

Steps:

• Cut two slices French bread diagonally, each slice about an inch thick, OR.
• Cut just one slice French bread diagonally, about 2 inches thick, and carefully open one end and remove some of the bread, making a pocket.
• Mix cream cheese and preserves.
• Spread cream cheese/preserve mixture on one side of sliced bread, and top with remaining slice, making a sandwich OR.
• Stuff pocket in the 2 inch slice of bread with cream cheese/preserve mixture.
• Spread the outside of bread with melted butter.
• Place on grill.
• When browned to your likeness, dust with powdered sugar.
• NOTE: You may add cinnamon, raisins, nuts, cranberries, etc. Or you may make it with cream cheese only, and drizzle with syrup.

CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl and set aside.
• Spread a thick layer of peanut butter on one side of each slice of bread. Sprinkle chocolate chips on 3 slices of the peanut butter-covered bread. Top with 3 bread slices to form 3 sandwiches.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Melt butter in the skillet. Dip both sides of 1 sandwich in the egg mixture and place in the skillet. Cook until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining sandwiches, melting more butter in the skillet if needed.
• Remove sandwiches from the skillet and slice diagonally to make 6 half sandwiches. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and serve immediately.

BREAKFAST PANINI

Steps:

• Cut roll open.
• Cut cheese in half, add the 4 halves to the bread.
• Add the deli ham and sweet roasted peppers.
• Fry the two eggs, break yolks and add to roll.
• Cut roll in half.
• Grill in your panini press or george foreman grill.
• Enjoy.