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Mmmmm….nothing like savory french toast to round out a breakfast-for-dinner meal. Talk about a twist on a traditional Croque Monsieur sandwich. It’s total comfort food.

This french toast recipe comes from chow.com. It’s quite simple to make but there are a few steps involved. The best part is after you fry it, you stick it in the oven to melt the cheese. My mouth is watering just thinking about this!

Savory French Toast (Ham and Gruyere French Toast)

serves 4

8 slices white bread

4 slices ham

4 slices Gruyere cheese

2 t dijon mustard

4 eggs

3/4 cup milk

salt

pepper

1 T olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread dijon on 4 slices of bread (too much dijon mustard and it’s all you’ll taste, so use sparingly). Place one slice of ham and one slice of Gruyere on each of the 4 slices of bread with mustard. Top each sandwich with the remaining 4 slices of bread. Place theses sandwiches in a shallow baking dish.

Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over the sandwiches and let soak for 5 minutes, turning once. Soak these too long and you might have some difficulty transferring the sandwiches to the frying pan.

In a nonstick skillet, heat half of the oil over medium heat. Fry 2 sandwiches at a time, turning once – giving each side a nice golden brown color. This is just like making french toast. Move the fried sandwiches to a baking sheet. Repeat with the other 2 sandwiches.

Place the baking sheet with the 4 sandwiches into the oven. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

You can serve this with some garlicky green beans sauteed in olive oil for a light dinner.