Banana Stuffed French Toast

Description
Ripe bananas are mashed or sliced and placed inside the toast before cooking. Sweet, warm, and comforting—great with caramel drizzle or nut toppings.
Ingredients
- 1 (1 pound) loaf french bread, cut into 1 inch slices
- 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest 1/4 cup butter
- confectioners' sugar for dusting
Directions
- Create a pocket about 2/3 of the way into each slice of bread by cutting along an edge. Fill pockets with 2 or 3 banana slices each.
- In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, water, milk, vanilla extract, orange liqueur and orange zest. Dip the bread slices in the mixture, allowing slices to become saturated.
- Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place a few slices at a time in the skillet, and cook, turning once, until both sides are golden brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar to serve.