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    Dec 10, 2014 · Modified: Mar 3, 2017 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast

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    Total time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 1
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    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast - filled with gooey mozzarella, with a crispy parmesan coating, this French toast is great for a lazy weekend brunch!

    In the UK, we have something called ‘eggy bread’. We like our simple recipe titles over here (see: cheese on toast, beans on toast, mushrooms on toast… not toad in the hole), so eggy bread is exactly what it sounds like: bread, dipped in egg, then cooked.

    I’m pretty sure that the much more exotic sounding French toast is just a fancier name for eggy bread, but I tend to use the term in a slightly different way. To me, French toast is like eggy bread on steroids. More ingredients, more flavour, much more fanciness…

    Eggy bread is something you eat cuddled up on the sofa, dipped in a big squirt of ketchup; French toast is something you’d serve to guests (or eat for a fancy Christmas breakfast, maybe?).

    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast - filled with gooey mozzarella, with a crispy parmesan coating, this French toast is great for a lazy weekend brunch!

    Whatever your definitions, this savoury French toast was infinitely more special than the eggy bread I’ve made uncountable times.

    The reason: cheeeeese!

    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast - filled with gooey mozzarella, with a crispy parmesan coating, this French toast is great for a lazy weekend brunch!

    I know I tend to use a bit too much cheese in my recipes (ahem, don’t say a word), but although this recipe seems super cheesy, I was actually fairly modest with my cheese usage - a little goes a long way! You just need a couple of thin slices of mozzarella to stuff your French toast with (this is what causes the ooey gooey filling that oozes out when you cut into it), and a little bit of parmesan to sprinkle over the top. Make sure you do this while it’s still in the pan, so it goes nice and crispy! The contrast between the soft, gooey filling and the crispy edges is just amazing.

    Oh, and don’t forget the garlicky leeks to scatter over the top. Got to have some vegetables with your brunch!

    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast - filled with gooey mozzarella, with a crispy parmesan coating, this French toast is great for a lazy weekend brunch!

    I only made enough for one person (nobody else was going to get a look in anyway), but you could easily scale this recipe up to serve 3 or 4 people if you have a big enough frying pan. Just make sure you cook everything over a fairly low heat, so the egg has time to cook all the way through!

    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast - filled with gooey mozzarella, with a crispy parmesan coating, this French toast is great for a lazy weekend brunch!

    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast

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    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 1
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    Author: Becca Heyes

    Ingredients

    • 1 egg
    • 1 tablespoon milk
    • 3 inch chunk French bread
    • 2 slices of fresh mozzarella
    • ½ tablespoon butter
    • ½ small leek halved lengthwise then sliced
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    • 2 tablespoon vegetarian parmesan-style cheese grated

    Instructions

    • Combine the egg and milk in a large bowl, and beat lightly. Cut the French bread into four thick slices, and soak each piece in the egg mixture for around 30 seconds (making sure both sides of the bread are well covered). Sandwich each slice of fresh mozzarella in between two pieces of eggy bread, creating two sandwiches in total.
    • Melt the butter in a frying pan, and add the leek and garlic, along with some salt and pepper. Make a space in the middle of the pan, and add the mozzarella sandwiches. Cook over a fairly low heat for about 4 minutes, stirring the leeks every now and then, until the underside of the bread is lightly browned. Carefully turn the sandwiches over with a spatula, and repeat with the other side.
    • Sprinkle half of the parmesan onto the top of the sandwiches, and carefully turn them over once more so that the parmesan is underneath them (don’t worry if you make a it of a mess in the pan!). Cook for another 4 minutes, until the cheese underneath is crispy and the mozzarella in the centre has begun to melt. Add the remaining parmesan on top, flip the sandwiches once more, and cook until the cheesy bread is crispy on the outside, and the centres are fully cooked and melty.
    • Serve topped with the garlicky leeks.

    Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.

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    Leek and cheese stuffed savoury French toast - filled with gooey mozzarella, with a crispy parmesan coating, this French toast is great for a lazy weekend brunch!Love a fancy brunch? Make crêpes! Here are my creamy watercress stuffed crêpes with balsamic reduction:

    Creamy watercress stuffed crepes

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    1. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

      December 23, 2014 at 4:01 am

      Totally craving french toast right now after seeing this delicious post, I am just loving your savoury version!

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    2. Emily @amummytoo says

      December 16, 2014 at 2:24 pm

      That looks nothing short of incredible!

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    3. Camilla @FabFood4All says

      December 12, 2014 at 7:43 pm

      Oh wow Becca and am so salivating over your leek and cheese French Toast - fabulous photos too:-)

      Reply
    4. Carole says

      December 12, 2014 at 6:45 pm

      Becca, so glad you stopped by to add to the collection. If you would like me to send you a reminder about each new Food on Friday, just drop me a line on [email protected] . Cheers from Carole's Chatter

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