Cannoli French Toast
One of my favorite parts of this job is making breakfast. I have always loved entertaining and feeding people. There’s just something special about it – ya know? And the best part of having and staying at a bed and breakfast is the breakfast, right?
I find inspiration for everything everywhere, from breakfast ideas to decorating, you never know when something will inspire you. I often find inspiration on instagram . One day while scrolling through my feed, I found a picture of Three Sisters Cottages’ breakfast. I mean – YUMM! Doesn’t this look amazing – I have to figure out how to make this.
So – first I googled. Then I talked with Italian guests. Then I played. My version is a stuffed french toast. It’s a tiny bit labor intensive, but honestly not bad. I would make this for a full house. My recipe will make 12 rolls, and I serve 2 per person. Your mileage may very 🙂
Cannoli filling:
- 1 Cup full fat ricotta cheese
- 1/4 contain marscapone cheese
- 2T sugar
- 2t powdered vanilla
- shy 1/2 cup dark chocolate mini chocolate chips
- zest from 2 oranges
Mix all ingredients together until fluffy, set aside.
French Toast:
Cut the crusts off 12 slices of good quality whole grain bread. Using a rolling pin, roll the bread out as thin as you can. Place a heaping spoonful of cannoli filling on each slice of bread, leave a border around the bread edges as the filling will ooze out. Roll up. You may find that you need to put a little egg on the bread to help it stick to itself.
Egg Wash:
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1t light vanilla
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Whip all ingredients together. Roll the stuffed bread in the egg wash and then transfer to a hot griddle. Roll the french toast while cooking to brown all sides. Plate and then dust with powdered sugar. I serve this with orange slices and sausage. It’s really very good. Trust me – that’s lots of food – we generally start this meal with granola parfaits.
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