Herbed Prosciutto And Gruyere Croque Monsieurs

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 12 slices dense artisan bread (1/2 inch thick)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
• 12 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
• 12 ounces grated gruyere cheese
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided,more if needed
• whole grain mustard, for serving

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200*f.
• 2 put a large ovenproof serving platter in the oven to warm while preparing sandwiches.
• 3 in a shallow bowl, or pie pan, whisk together the eggs and milk until well blended.
• 4 dip one side of 6 of the bread slices briefly into the egg mixture.
• 5 sprinkle the eggy sides of the bread with half ot the parsley and half of the thyme.
• 6 set the slices egg side down on a piece of parchment paper or foil.
• 7 top the dry side of the bread with the prosciutto and cheese.
• 8 dip 1 side of the ramianing 6 slices of bread into the egg mixture and set on top of the sandwiches, egg side up.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining herbs.
• 10 melt 2 tbs of the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat and cook 2 or 3 sandwiches until golden brown on the bottom and the cheese begins to melt, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 11 turn the sandwiches and cook until the second side is golden brown, the cheese is melted and the sandwiches are warmed through, another 3 to 4 minutes, adding a bit of butter to the skillet if need be.
• 12 transfer the sandwiches to the warm platter and keep warm in the oven while cooking the remaining sandwiches.
• 13 cut the sandwiches in half and serve, passing the whole grain mustard seperately.