Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast with Peaches

Description

Lemon zest and mascarpone stuffed into thick white bread slices, dipped in batter, pan fried, and smothered in fresh peach sauce. I love this recipe for breakfast but it could be fancy enough for dessert too.

Ingredients

  • 8 fresh peaches
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4 pinches ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 Mexican bolillo rolls
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 6 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 6 eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons butter, or as needed
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Peel peaches
  2. remove pits
  3. and slice into a heavy saucepan
  4. catching all the juices. Stir in sugar
  5. nutmeg
  6. and cinnamon
  7. and cook over medium heat until bubbly. Continue cooking
  8. stirring occasionally
  9. until the sauce reaches a syrupy consistency
  10. about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  11. Meanwhile
  12. cut off and discard the ends of the bolillo rolls. Slice the rolls into 1 1/4-inch-thick slices. Lay each slice of bread on a board
  13. and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board
  14. cut a pocket into each slice
  15. leaving three sides intact. Set aside.
  16. Stir together the mascarpone
  17. confectioners’ sugar
  18. and lemon zest until smooth. Scoop this mixture into a small plastic bag. Cut off one corner of the bag
  19. and pipe as much filling into the pocket in each slice of bread as will fit without overflowing.
  20. Whisk together the eggs
  21. milk
  22. and vanilla in a shallow bowl. Melt butter with oil over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet. Dip each stuffed piece of bread into the batter
  23. add to the skillet
  24. and cook until browned on both sides. Serve hot with the warm peach sauce.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8

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