Simply Baked Monte Cristos

A french toast style sandwich that is baked so you can cook several at one time. It's a great idea for breakfast, and It's a pretty flexible recipe. You can use any kind of bread, add turkey and another layer of bread to make a triple decker, and even add mustard.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 8  slices  bread
• 4  slices ham
• 4  slices gruyere cheese
• 4  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  cinnamon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
•  powdered sugar
•  raspberry jam

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F and grease a cookie sheet.
2. Layout 4 slices of bread and top each with a slice of ham, a slice of cheese and the remaining bread to make 4 sandwiches.
3. In a large bowl whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon sugar, and vanilla.
4. Dip the sandwiches into the egg mixture, coating both sides, and place onto the greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake 15 minutes, turn sandwiches over, and continue baking 10 more minutes.
6. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with raspberry jam.