Chocolate French Toast Sandwich

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar (or more or less to taste)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 slices day-old bread, crusts removed
• 3 (1 5/8 ounce) chocolate candy bars, halved
• 2 tablespoons butter
• icing sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 prepare a 13x9" baking pan.
• 2 in a bowl, beat eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt.
• 3 pour half of the egg/milk mixture into an ungreased 13x9" pan.
• 4 arrange 6 slices of bread in a single layer over egg mixture.
• 5 place 1 piece of chocolate in the center of each piece of bread.
• 6 top with remaining bread; pour remaining egg mxture over all; let stand for 5 minutes.
• 7 in a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• 8 fry sandwiches until golden brown on both sides; remove from frypan and dust with icing sugar.
• 9 cut sandwiches diagonally; serve warm.