Croque Monsieur
Elevate your traditional ham and cheese sandwich with a French twist, layering on rich bechamel sauce and baking until bubbly.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup flour
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
- 6 slices brioche bread
- ½ lb cooked sliced ham
- 1 cup gruyere cheese shredded
- 1 cup fontina cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- In a sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter and add flour. Whisk and allow to cook until the mixture turns a light golden brown.
- Slowly pour in milk and whisk constantly until the mixture has thickened enough to coat a spoon and stay separated when a finger is run through it. Season with nutmeg, mustard, salt and pepper to taste.
- Lay bread sliced on a lined sheet pan. Add 2 heaping tbsps of the sauce to each slice and spread to the edges. Top 3 of the slices with ham and half of the cheeses. Top the ham and cheese with the other 3 slices of bread, sauce side down.
- Spread 2 more tbsps of sauce onto each sandwich and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling. Cool 5 minutes and serve.