Croque Monsieur

By Dottiejk

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon margarine or butter
• 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• pinch ground black pepper
• pinch ground nutmeg
• pinch Salt
• 8 slices firm white or country style bread
• 1/2 cup gruyere or swiss cheese; shredded
• 8 ounce deli baked ham; sliced

Preparation

Step 1

In one quart saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon margarine over medium heat. With
wire whisk, stir in flour and cook 2 minutes or until mixture browns
slightly, stirring frequently. Add milk, pepper, nutmeg, and slat; heat to
boiling, stirring until sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
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To assemble sandwiches: Place 4 slices bread on work surface; top with
gruyere. Arrange ham over cheese, folding slices to fit. Spread about 2
tablespoons sauce on 1 side of each remaining bread slice. Top sandwiches
with bread, sauce side down.

In nonstick 12 inch skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon margarine over
medium heat. Arrange sandwiches in skillet with cheese layer on bottom.
Cover and cook sandwiches 6 minutes or until bread is golden brown. Turn
sandwiches over and cook 3 to 4 minutes longer or until bread is brown and
cheese melts.