Three-Cheese Grilled-Cheese Bites with Carmelized Apples

By cwaldron09

Ingredients

• 3 Granny Smith apples
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 12 slices rosemary pullman bread
• 6 ounces Gruyere
• 6 ounces aged cheddar
• 3 ounces blue cheese

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from cosmopolitian.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the Caramelized Apples:

1. Peel and core the apples, then cut into slices. Toss them with sugar and salt in a bowl.

2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter. When the butter has melted, place the apple slices in a single layer on the skillet. Cook until the edges begin to brown, then turn to caramelize the other side. Remove from pan, and let cool.

For the Sandwiches:

1. Heat a panini maker, or the best skillet you have, over medium heat.

2. Spread a thin layer of butter on one side of each bread slice. Add 1 ounce each of Gruyere and cheddar cheeses, and 1/2 ounce of blue cheese to the unbuttered sides of six slices. Top with two apple slices per slice of bread. Top with the remaining bread, buttered sides out.

3. Place sandwiches in the panini maker or on the skillet, and cook until bread is crisp and cheese is melted throughout, about 4 minutes. If using a skillet, place another, slightly smaller pan on top of the sandwiches to weight them down. Turn sandwiches after 2 minutes, and brown the other side. Cut each sandwich into quarters and serve while still hot.