Stuffed French Toast with Berries

Here is another delicious and different way to use your panini grill.  You can use frozen french toast or you can make your own.  To make your own french toast you need to go to your local bakery again and get some white bread that is unsliced.  Day old bread is great and even a couple of days old is even better.  Cut the bread into about 1" slices.  The following step can be done a day or two before you are going to stuff the french toast.  Make a batter using a ratio of 1 egg, ½ c. ½+½ , and 1 tsp. vanilla per 2 slices of bread.  Dip the bread into the batter and let the bread soak up the batter.  Cook the french toast on a buttered griddle until golden brown.  Cool.
To make the fruit sauce, I always use a mixture of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, fresh or frozen.  You can also add peaches and nectarines. If using fresh, wash, stem and chop your fruits and add sugar. 
Now to stuff your french toast.  For 2 slices of french toast you will need about 2 oz. cream cheese, softened.  Spread the softened cream cheese on one piece of french toast and top with the other, making a sandwich.  Place onto the panini grill and grill until cheese is melted.  If you are using frozen french toast, you need to make your sandwich then warm it up in the microwave before grilling. 
To serve, top the french toast with the prepared fruit and sweetened whipped cream.  Enjoy!!