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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For French Toast. | 2. Dry bread slices at room temperature on wire rack for 1 hour. | 3. Whisk next 9 ingredients (Milk through nutmeg) in large bowl until smooth. | 4. Pour batter into 2 large rectangular baking dishes. | 5. Arrange 6 bread slices in each dish; let stand until batter is absorbed, at least 1 hour; do not turn bread over. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead, covered and refrigerated.). | 6. Cut cheese and ham slices to fit bread. | 7. Set 6 cheese slices on 6 bread slices;top with ham; cover with remaining cheese. | 8. Using spatula, place remaining bread dry side down atop ham. | 9. Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy skillets over medium heat. | 10. Place 3 sandwiches in each skillet and fry until outsides are crisp and golden brown and cheese has melted, adding more oil if necessary, about 5 minutes per side. | 11. Transfer to platter and dust with powdered sugar. Serve immediately with warm syrup. | 12. For Warm Apricot Syrup:. | 13. Cook all ingredients in heavy small saucepan over low heat until preserves are melted and flavors blended, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
white bread	12	slices	textured	-	-	-	-
milk	3	cups		446.52	34.9896	23.058000000000003	23.9364
egg	3			214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
sugar	3	tablespoons		165.18599999999998	41.3172	0.0	0.0
brandy	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
lemon peel	1	teaspoon	grated	0.94	0.32	0.03	0.006
orange peel	1	teaspoon	grated	1.94	0.5	0.03	0.004
pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
sharp cheddar cheese	12	slices		934.8	4.8564	55.29	77.1096
ham	6	slices	baked	-	-	-	-
butter	4	tablespoons	unsalted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
vegetable oil	4	tablespoons		468.92800000000005	0.0	0.0	54.4
sugar			powdered	-	-	-	-
apricot preserve	1	jar	cut	-	-	-	-
brandy	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
superfine sugar	2	tablespoons		97.524	25.195	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	1 1/2	1/2		5.0325	1.5784	0.0801	0.0549
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon peel	1/4	teaspoon	grated	0.94	0.32	0.03	0.006

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.