croque monsieur pie

Name: croque monsieur pie
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 40 g Butter; 40 g Flour; 500 ml Milk; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg; 1 egg (size M); 12 discs Sandwich toast bread; 6 large thin slices of cooked ham (total 180-200 g); 12 discs Scheibletten cheese; 7-10 Tbsp Parsley; 7-10 Tbsp Grease

AUTHOR
Lenora Decker

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
60 mins

TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

40 g Butter
40 g Flour
500 ml Milk
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
1 egg (size M)
12 discs Sandwich toast bread
6 large thin slices of cooked ham (total 180-200 g)
12 discs Scheibletten cheese
7-10 Tbsp Parsley
7-10 Tbsp Grease

Directions

1
Melt butter in a pot. Dust with flour and sweat it. Add milk, bring to the boil and simmer for about 2 minutes, stirring, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Remove sauce from heat and let it cool down, then stir in egg. Cut the crust off the bread
2
Line the bottom of a greased box form (25 cm long; 1.5 litre capacity) with 3 slices of bread. Cut the bread that sticks out smaller. Drizzle with some sauce
3
First spread 2 slices of ham on top, then 3 slices of cheese. Repeat with the remaining slices of bread, sauce, ham and cheese, then finish with a layer of bread, cover with the remaining cheese and drizzle with sauce. Press everything a little
4
Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for 25-30 minutes. Remove the mould, let it cool lukewarm, turn out of the mould, arrange and garnish with parsley as desired. Serve with a leaf salad with a vinaigrette of olive oil and balsamic vinegar