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Waffled Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Source of Recipe


From "The Best of Gourmet: 20th Anniversary Edition"



List of Ingredients



• 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
  
• 16 slices firm white sandwich bread
  
• 8 thin slices boiled ham (¼ pound)
  
• 8 thin slices Swiss cheese (¼ pound)
  
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• -- Special Equipment --
  
• A large square or rectangular waffle iron (not a Belgian waffle iron)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat waffle iron on high until just beginning to smoke. Reduce heat to moderate and brush generously with some butter.
   
   
2. Spread butter on one side of 8 bread slices and turn slices over. Top 4 slices with one slice ham and one slice cheese, folding in any overhang, then top with remaining 4 buttered bread slices, buttered sides up.
   
   
3. Cook sandwiches in batches (number of batches will depend on size of your waffle maker) until bread is golden and crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Assemble and cook 4 more sandwiches in same manner. Just before serving, cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.
   
   Serves 12 children
   (makes 32 triangles)