Here's my sigh of relief. Josie is recovering this weekend from a viral cold that burned her up for about a day and took away her appetite. But she woke up Saturday morning just in time for brunch.
I was so happy that she was game for a meal and sweet talked my man — THE BREAKFAST MASTER — into making our little bunny a special treat. Cue the bread. Cue the cheese.
Croque Bebe
This is a play on the French comfort food croque monsieur, which is sort of a savory, eggy grilled bread with ham and cheese. Except, no ham and sandwichified. (Oooh. That's a $10 word I just made up.)
And it is another recipe borrowed from What to Expect the First Year and tweaked. (We also cut the recipe in half because the serving size seemed too large.)
TimeLess than 20 minutes
Ingredients and Equipment
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/8 cup formula or breast milk
- about an ounce of sliced cheddar, Swiss or American cheese
- 1 slice of whole wheat bread cut in half; crusts removed
- vegetable oil cooking spray
- saute pan or griddle
Directions
- Beat the egg yolk and formula/breast milk together in a bowl
- Sandwich the cheese between the two pieces of bread. Soak the sandwich in the egg mixture until it absorbs the liquid.
- Spray pan or griddle with oil and cook sandwich over medium heat until it is golden brown on both sides (about five minutes). Make sure not to burn either side.
- Cut the sandwich into small pieces and serve warm. (The sandwich should be served on the day it is made. Leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated in a toaster oven at 325 degrees for a snack later in the day.
Post Script: Our dog, Maxine, liked it too. The chunks that didn't make it into Josie's mouth somehow found a way into hers. (Next time, I'll get a photo of that.)
Fact: I would eat that. Except for the whole breast milk/formula part. :-)
ReplyDeleteActually, I tasted it. It was made with formula, which gave it a sweet taste that you got first and then the cheese took over. Pretty good, really.
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