Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte    (Jan)

Yummy French Toast Grilled Cheese

Yummy French Toast Grilled Cheese

French Toast Grilled Cheese

You come home and there's nothing to eat. Wait a minute, you find some bread, eggs, butter, sliced cheese, milk...... instant dinner. This grilled cheese recipe is not the ordinary kind. You create the grilled cheese, and then dip the sandwich in the egg mixture on both sides and place on the griddle till golden brown and completely cooked, puffy and deliciously mouthwatering.

Here is what you'll need:

2 slices of any type bread (same size)

Mayonnaise

1 egg, beaten per sandwich

1 Tbsp milk

Salt and pepper to taste

2 slices of American, Swiss, Jack, Provolone or munster cheese per sandwich

Directions:

Prepare bread and cheese sandwiches.  Spread 1 tsp mayonnaise on outside of both sides of bread. Add your favorite cheese in the middle.

In large bowl, beat the eggs till frothy, season with S&P. Dip the sandwich on both sides. Place on prepared frying pan or griddle. (No need to add butter to grill, the mayonnaise will do fine.)

Lower the heat to medium and cook till golden. Use your spatula to flip. 

Careful not to burn!

Serve with bacon, tomatoes, or a small salad.

Dinner or Lunch is served.



Let's get baking!


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees


 1 whole thin skinned orange, remove the stem and cut in quarters. Keep the skin on the oranges.

In a clean large food processor, add the orange quarters, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, three large eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 1 tsp of orange extract, 1 tbsp of Triple Sec liqueur, optional, 2/3 cup vegetable oil. 


Pulse all ingredients in the processor and then puree until mixture becomes a batter with specs of orange peel.


Add to the processor:


2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt


Process all dry ingredients until they are entirely incorporated into the batter.


Bake in a greased and floured spring pan, using a parchment paper circle on top of the greased bottom.*


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place in the center rack of the oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.


Remove from your oven and let it cool down completely. Dust with powdered sugar or make a drizzle of 1/4 cup powdered sugar and fresh squeezed orange until thick and smooth.  Pour onto the cooled fresh orange cake.


*if you don't have a large processor, you can use a blender.


Enjoy with some espresso and close your eyes and it will feel like you're in Sicily.