Italian French Toast
Ingredients
6
eggs
1 ½ cups
whole milk
1 tbsp.
finely minced fresh thyme, plus more for garnish, if desired
¼ tsp.
hot sauce
1 loaf
Kowalski's Signature Artisan Challah Bread, sliced ¾" thick
1 tbsp.
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, plus more as needed
1 tbsp.
Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, plus more as needed
¾ cup
freshly grated Grana Padano cheese (from the Specialty Cheese Department), plus more for serving
- Kowalski's Signature Pasta Sauce (your choice of flavor), warmed, for serving
Directions
- In a 9x13" glass baking dish, whisk together eggs, milk, thyme and hot sauce.
- Working in batches, soak bread in egg mixture for 1 ½ min., turning once.
- On a nonstick griddle, melt 1 tbsp. butter in 1 tbsp. oil over medium heat. Using a wadded paper towel, evenly coat griddle with melted butter mixture.
- Just before cooking, sprinkle one side of each piece of soaked bread with cheese; cook several slices at a time on the hot griddle, cheese side down, until dark golden-brown (2-3 min. per side), flipping once. Add more butter and oil between batches as needed.
- Serve with warm pasta sauce and additional cheese.
Find It!
- Find Kowalski's Artisan Challah Bread in the Bakery Department.
- Find containers of Kowalski's Fresh Pasta Sauces in the Dairy Aisle near the fresh pasta. Find jars of shelf-stable Kowalski's Pasta Sauces in the Global Foods Aisle.
