Original 1949 Brown Derby Cookbook - Monte Cristo Sandwich

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 6 pieces thinly sliced bread
• 4 thin slices cooked turkey
• 4 thin slices cooked ham
• 4 thin slices swiss cheese
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• red currant jelly, for dipping

Recipe

• 1 lightly beat eggs and milk in a shallow bowl. season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• 2 for each sandwich, lightly butter 3 slices of bread on both sides.
• 3 place 2 slices of turkey and 2 of ham between 2 slices of bread.
• 4 top with 2 slices of cheese and add last slice of bread.
• 5 trim crusts, secure with toothpicks, and cut in half on the diagonal.
• 6 melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 7 dip sandwich halves, top and bottom, in batter.
• 8 when butter foams, place sandwiches in skillet and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• 9 add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to skillet, turn sandwiches, and fry for 2 minutes more.
• 10 transfer to plates, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, and serve with jelly.