Double decker grilled cheese

By taniaf

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp butter
• 6 thin slices challah bread
• 7 oz brie cheese, rind removed, sliced
• 4 fresh figs, sliced
• 6 oz monterrey jack cheese, sliced
• 1/2 cup fig preserves

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Melt 3 tbsp butter in an ovenproof skillet over medium. Add 2 slices bread, toast on both sides. Set toast aside, reserve skillet.
Lay out one slice of untoasted bread. Top with 1/4 each of brie, figs, and jack cheese, then a slice of toasted bread. Then add another layer of brie, figs and jack cheese. Close with a slice of untoasted bread, repeat to make another sandwich.
Melt rest of butter in skillet over medium. Add sandwiches and cook until golden on the bottom, 3 minutes. Flip and cook until golden on other side, 2 more minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until cheese is melted, 6-8 minutes. Serve with fig jam.