Ingredients

  • 8 slices brioche bread, thick
  • 10 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, so
  • 8 teaspoons dulce de leche
  • 4 bananas (very ripe, halved lengthwise, then halved again crosswise)
  • 12 cup toffee pieces, crushed and divided
  • 4 pinches fleur de sel or 4 pinches coarse sea salt
  • 8 teaspoons sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for serving
  • 8 ounces chocolate syrup

Method

  • Heat a panini press.
  • Prepare the bread: Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Butter one side of each slice of bread and dust lightly with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • To assemble the sandwiches, turn the bread sugared side down and set four slices aside.
  • Spread the dulce de leche over the remaining four slices, then cover each with four slices of banana.
  • Sprinkle each slice with toffee pieces and fleur de sel.
  • Drizzle about 2 teaspoons of the sweetened condensed milk over each slice, then top with the reserved brioche to make four panini.
  • Place a sandwich in the panini press and cook until crisp and caramelized.
  • Cut the sandwich into quarters, top with powdered sugar and repeat with the remaining panini.
  • Serve with chocolate sauce on the side.