Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's Ricotta Stuffed French Toast - California Prunes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup ricotta
• 1 each lemon’s zest
• pinch kosher Salt
• pinch sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 TBSP sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon (ground)
• 1 3/4 cups Prunes (250g)
• 1/4 cup Sugar (50g)
• 2 tsp Corn starch
• 2-3 TBSP Orange juice (juice from one orange )
• 1 cup Water
• 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Ginger
• 1/8 tsp All spice
• 8 pieces of thinly sliced sourdough (1/4 in thick)
• 1 Lemon
• ½ cup Powdered sugar
• Maple syrup
• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme (picked)
• ¼ cup Toasted Walnuts (roughly chopped)
• Finishing salt (like Jacobson or Maldon)