Croque Madame 🇫🇷

We are on lucky number 13 for the French Cuisine series - how are you all enjoying it so far? Snow is on the way, so I was needing something that would warm me- and a melted cheese & smoked ham sandwich will always do the trick. ✨ To make this a Croque Monsieur just remove the fried egg. 🇫🇷 Ingredients (For the béchamel) 30g Salted Butter 30g Plain Flour 160ml Whole Milk 70ml Cream 1 Bay Leaf 1 Tsp Whole Grain Mustard Fresh Nutmeg - grated Pinch of Salt and Black Pepper (For the Sandwich) 4 Slices of Thick Sourdough- sliced 25g Butter - room temperature 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard 110g Gruyere - grated 4-6 Slices of Thick Smoked Ham Pinch of Chives to Garnish Cornichons to serve (If making the Croque Madame) X2 Eggs 20g Butter Method 1) Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C Fan. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and pop into the oven. 2) Melt the butter in a small saucepan until foaming then immediately add the bay leaf and flour. Whisk until a paste forms then add the whole grain mustard and a grating of fresh nutmeg. Season with Flaked Salt and Black Pepper. Remove the bag leaf and set aside. 3) Butter one side of each bread slice, then add the Dijon onto two slices. Follow this with a generous spoonful of your béchamel, followed by a sprinkling of the gruyere. Form the slices into two sandwiches and place onto the tray that's been in the oven. Top the sandwiches with the remaining béchamel and gruyere. Bake for 10-15 minutes. 4) You can serve this now as a Croque Monsieur- to make it a Croque Madame- fry the two eggs in the butter and place on top of your sandwiches. Serve with cornichons. . . .

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