Monte Cristo Sandwich

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 5 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 6 pieces thinly sliced white bread
  • 4 thin slices cooked turkey
  • 4 thin slices cooked ham
  • 4 thin slices swiss cheese
  • Confectioners’ sugar
  • red currant jelly

Preparation

Step 1


Lightly beat eggs and milk in a shallow bowl. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

For each sandwich, lightly butter 3 slices of bread on both sides. Place 2 slices of turkey and 2 of ham between 2 slices of bread. Top with 2 slices of cheese and add last slice of bread. Trim crusts, secure with toothpicks, and cut in half on the diagonal.

Melt 2 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Dip sandwich halves, top and bottom, in batter. When butter foams, place sandwiches in skillet and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 2 tablespoon butter to skillet, turn sandwiches, and fry for 2