Surrey'S Cafe - Bananas Foster French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Bananas Foster Mix
3 bananas
1 cup dark brown sugar
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
French Toast Batter
2 -3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup half-and-half
Bananas Foster Sauce
1 lb butter
3 ounces dark brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup rum
2 ounces heavy cream
oil
1 loaf French bread, cut in 4 pieces
powdered sugar, for garnish

Preparation

Bananas foster mix: Add all ingredients except 1 banana and thoroughly mix with the hand held blender until it is well combined and uniform.
Batter: Whip eggs and sugar with a whisk. Add vanilla and whisk until sugar has completely dissolved. Continue to whisk while adding the half-and-half.
Sauce: In a hot pot over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar with the vanilla. Wait until butter is completely melted. Remove pan from the heat, add the rum and ignite with a long kitchen match. When the flames die down, add the cream immediately and whisk vigorously until sauce is completely smooth.
Assembly: Heat some oil in a large saute pan. Stuff 4 quarters of hinged French bread, with the reserved sliced banana, and top with the cream cheese stuffing. Slice the 4 portions of filled bread into 4 diagonal pieces, dip into the batter and pan-fry on all sides until golden brown. Pour the warm rum sauce on a plate. Place the golden pieces of toast on top and garnish with powered sugar.