Waffled Ham and Cheese Melt Sandwich

By zhanghengshuo

1 Person

20 Minutes

0 Calories

If you put the maple butter to go on the bread before it went into the waffle iron, but that turned out to be a recipe for disaster: The sugars in the maple syrup burned quickly, much more quickly than the cheese melted. There would have to be another way. After a few modifications, I hit on the right balance of pre- and post-buttering. Buttering the bread before you waffle it ensures a crispy, golden brown exterior. Adding the maple butter right as the sandwich comes out of the waffle iron means the sweet, rich mixture soaks into the still-warm bread. Try this new recipe!

Ingredients

1 tbsp. Maple butter
3 oz. Ham, sliced
2 oz. Gruyere cheese, sliced
2 slices Sandwich bread
1 tbsp. Unsalted butter, at room temperature

Method

01

Preheat the waffle iron on low. Spread a thin, even layer of butter on one side of each piece of bread.
02

Pile the cheese and ham on the unbuttered side of one slice of bread, and put the open-face sandwich in the waffle iron as far away from the hinge as possible.
03

Place the second slice of bread on top, with the buttered side up, and close the waffle iron.
04

Check the sandwich after 3 minutes. About halfway through, you may need to rotate the sandwich 180 degrees to ensure even pressure and cooking.
05

If you’d like, you can press down on the lid of the waffle iron a bit to compact the sandwich, but do so carefully—the lid could be very hot.
06

Remove the sandwich from the waffle iron when the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Spread the Maple Butter on the outside of the sandwich. Slice in half diagonally and serve.

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Waffled Ham and Cheese Melt Sandwich

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01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 1 serving
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 10 Mins
Total Time 20 Mins

02 Ingredients

1 tbsp. Maple butter

3 oz. Ham, sliced

2 oz. Gruyere cheese, sliced

2 slices Sandwich bread

1 tbsp. Unsalted butter, at room temperature

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat the waffle iron on low. Spread a thin, even layer of butter on one side of each piece of bread.

Step 2

Pile the cheese and ham on the unbuttered side of one slice of bread, and put the open-face sandwich in the waffle iron as far away from the hinge as possible.

Step 3

Place the second slice of bread on top, with the buttered side up, and close the waffle iron.

Step 4

Check the sandwich after 3 minutes. About halfway through, you may need to rotate the sandwich 180 degrees to ensure even pressure and cooking.

Step 5

If you’d like, you can press down on the lid of the waffle iron a bit to compact the sandwich, but do so carefully—the lid could be very hot.

Step 6

Remove the sandwich from the waffle iron when the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Spread the Maple Butter on the outside of the sandwich. Slice in half diagonally and serve.

04 Author

zhanghengshuo

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