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Prep time
10 minutes
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Cook time
10 minutes
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Makes
8 rolls
Test Kitchen Notes
These French toast rolls from award-winning chef and TV personality Pati Jinich are simple, sweet, and 100% riff-able. Making them couldn't be easier: Trim the crusts of fluffy white bread, flatten them with a rolling pin, stuff them with your favorite fillings—like cajeta, dulce de leche, chocolate hazelnut spread, or anything your heart desires—and dip them in a custardy mix of real milk, eggs, and vanilla, and pan-fry them until perfectly golden-brown. Oh, and you can't forget the dusting of cinnamon-sugar at the very end.
This recipe is shared in partnership with Milk. —The Editors
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French Toast Rolls
Ingredients
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8
slices white bread
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Cajeta, dulce de leche, nutella, almond or peanut butter, or any preserves
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1 tablespoon
unsalted butter
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1
egg
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1/2 cup
real milk
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1/8 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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1 pinch
salt
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1/2 cup
granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
Directions
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Trim the crust from the bread. Flatten the slices slightly with a rolling pin. In the center of each bread slice, add about 1 teaspoon of the filling of your choice and spread.
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Roll the bread and the mixture like a cigar or a rolled taco; set aside until you finish all of the slices.
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In a bowl, mix the egg, milk, vanilla, and salt, and whisk until well combined. In a separate bowl, mix the sugar with the cinnamon.
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Set a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the butter.
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Soak the bread rolls in the milk mixture until fully coated. Add them to the hot pan, which should have the butter already melted. Cook the rolls until they’re golden brown, flipping a few times as they cook to brown on all sides. Toss each roll in the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Serve warm.
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