Stuffed French Toast

I am still going to be without my kitchen for a week and a half. To help me not miss cooking as much, I have been reading a ton of recipes and decided I would post some of my favourite recipes. This stuffed French Toast is definitely one of them. One Saturday morning I had some French bread on hand and had some cream cheese I had to use up too and so this recipe was born. It's a cinnamon-y custard and filled with a sweet and tart, creamy filling. Spread some Nutella on top and it's perfect.

Filling:
2 oz softened Neufchatel or regular cream cheese
1-2 T jam
Mix the two together well and set aside.

Custard:
3 eggs
1/4 c half and half
1 T brown sugar
pinch of salt
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 T cinnamon
3-4 slices of day old French bread, cut into 1 1/2" thick slices

In a bowl, mix together all custard ingredients up to the bread. Mix very well. Take your bread slices and on the bottom crust side, cut a slit going almost all the way through. Don't cut through the sides or through to the other crust end, you just want a good opening in the middle to put your filling in. Use a spoon and gently spoon in the filling. You don't want to over fill it, just about a tablespoon or so in each slice. Gently put into the custard and cover. Cook over medium to medium-high heat to your liking.