Description
A traditional grilled cheese with bacon is dipped in French toast batter, a hole is cut in the center, and is cooked with an egg in the hole in this decadent brunch sandwich.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup half-and-half
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 thin slices white sandwich bread
- 2 slices American cheese
- 2 slices Cheddar cheese
- 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Whisk half-and-half
- 1 egg
- sugar
- cinnamon
- and salt together in a bowl until batter is smooth.
- Place 2 bread slices on a work surface and top each with 1 slice American cheese
- 1 slice Cheddar cheese
- and crumbled bacon. Top each with a second piece of bread
- making a sandwich. Cut a 2-inch hole in the center of each sandwich using a biscuit cutter or 2-inch wide glass.
- Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat
- tilting the skillet to cover entire surface with butter. Dip both sandwich rings and cut-out holes in the batter until evenly coated.
- Place the dipped sandwich rings and cut-out holes in the melted butter in the skillet. Immediately crack an egg into the hole of each ring. Cook until egg white is set
- bread is golden brown
- and cheese is softly melted
- about 2 minutes per side.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 mins
Total Time: 19 mins
Servings: 2