Ham Egg And Cheddar Toast Recipes

MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH (HAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST)

Steps:

• Lightly whisk egg, milk and a generous pinch of salt in a flat bowl.
• Spread 2 slices of bread with mayonnaise.
• Top with ham, then cheese, then sandwich with remaining slices of bread. Press down firmly.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Dip each side of the sandwiches briefly in the egg mixture, then place in skillet.
• Cook the first side, pressing down with an egg flip, for 3 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• Flip and cook the other side for 3 minutes, pressing down firmly with the egg flip, until golden brown and the cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately, while hot!

CHEF JOHN'S MONTE CRISTO BENEDICT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whisk 2 eggs, cream, white sugar, salt, 1 pinch cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and allspice together in a bowl until batter is thoroughly combined.
• Lay bread slices into batter, one at a time, and let bread absorb the mixture. Turn bread slices in batter until almost all batter has been absorbed, about 10 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and melt butter in the hot skillet. Cook bread slices in the hot butter until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer French toast slices to a baking sheet.
• Lay ham slices into the hot skillet and cook until meat begins to brown, about 1 minute per side.
• To assemble, place a Cheddar cheese slice on a slice of French toast, top with 2 slices of ham, and lay a Havarti cheese slice over ham.
• Bake in the preheated oven until French toast pieces are no longer wet, the batter is set, and cheese has melted and begun to brown, about 20 minutes.
• Place sandwiches on serving plates and top each with 2 poached eggs. Season with kosher salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

HAM AND CHEESE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cut a slit in each slice of bread almost all the way through, leaving the bottom connected. Stuff each slit with slices of ham and cheese.
• In medium bowl, beat 3 of the eggs with the milk, salt and pepper, using whisk. Pour into baking dish. Place the stuffed bread in baking dish; let stand 15 minutes.
• Turn the bread over, and top with more cheese. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• Set oven control to broil. Broil with tops of toast 3 to 5 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
• Fry remaining eggs in a skillet to desired doneness, and serve on top of French toast with maple syrup.