Melted Cheese Sliders

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 slices sandwich bread, preferably a brioche loaf, crusts removed
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 3 ounces cheddar cheese, preferably artisanal, shredded
• 6 slices country bacon, preferably peppered
• 4 -5 tomatillos, husked
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 -4 pickled jalapeno peppers (sold in jars)
• 24 fresh cilantro leaves

Recipe

• 1 use a 2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter to cut 24 rounds of bread. you should be able to cut 2 rounds from each slice.
• 2 lightly toast. set toasted rounds on a cutting board.
• 3 mash garlic and lemon juice to a paste in a mortar or on a flat surface.
• 4 mix with mayonnaise.
• 5 spread seasoned mayonnaise on toast rounds.
• 6 top half the rounds with cheese.
• 7 fry bacon.
• 8 cut each slice in four.
• 9 slice tomatillos in 12 fairly thin slices, dip in flour and fry in bacon fat until lightly browned.
• 10 cut jalapeños to make 24 thin slices.
• 11 place 2 cilantro leaves on cheese, add 2 pieces bacon, a fried tomatillo slice and 2 slices jalapeño.
• 12 top sandwiches with remaining rounds, mayonnaise side down.
• 13 to serve, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 14 line a baking sheet with foil, place sandwiches on sheet, and bake about 5 minutes, just until cheese melts and ingredients are warmed.
• 15 secure each sandwich with a toothpick, and serve.