This is recipe #3 in the #TABASCO10 third annual 10 Ingredient Challenge - creating 5 different recipes in 5 days with the following 10 ingredients: TABASCO® Original Red, Green Jalapeño or Chipotle Sauce, Chicken, Eggs, Mozzarella, Fennel Bulb, Zucchini , Rice (Brown, Basmati, Jasmine or Wild), Rigatoni, Ciabatta, and Honey (Salt, pepper, oil are 'free' ingredients).

A few weeks ago I was testing a recipe for a caramelized cinnamon apple French toast casserole (recipe to be shared soon), and then, with the leftover brioche, I experimented with a few other combinations, one of which is a recreation from School in Toronto, my favorite brunch spot. The recreation begins with the tastiest brioche you can find. Then you dip it in Rice Krispies,  fry it in brown sugar butter, sprinkle with a dusting of powdered sugar, and drizzle with orange flavored maple syrup. I know right? incredible. Every Christmas I go back to Toronto to visit family, I always make at least a trip to this spot, and now that I think about it, I probably should be sharing a recipe for this Rice Krispie French toast, shouldn't I?

While I'm on the subject of French toast, for my third recipe challenge I chose to make a slightly spicy, slightly cheesy, savory French toast with a side of honey. If you've never tried a savory French toast with some sort of cheese, you must. The combination of salty cheesy toast with a sweet syrup is one of the best things I've ever eaten. Ciabatta is a perfect medium for the French toast, being an airy sponging bread that soaks up liquid easily. My favorite part of the cheesy French toast is when the beautiful Maillard reaction happens and you are left with that crispy perfect cheesy flavor that can only be created with the perfect amount of heat. Hip hip for cheese and bread!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to check out recipe #4, and if you want to check out what other bloggers have created during the challenge, you can follow the hashtag #TABASCO10.

Thanks to the folks over at TABASCO for sponsoring this post.

recipe

CHEESY MOZZARELLA FRENCH TOAST WITH HONEY

serves 2

prep time: 5 minutes

cooking time: 8 minutes

1 tbsp canola oil

4 large eggs

1 tsp 

TABASCO® Original Red

dash of salt and pepper

1/4 cup grated mozzarella

6 slices ciabatta bread

1/4 cup honey

Heat a large frying pan with oil.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the Tabasco sauce, salt, pepper, and grated mozzarella. Coat the bread with the egg mixture.

Place the bread into the frying pan and fry on each side until crispy.

Serve with a side of honey.