Monte Cristo Recipe

Serves two …..three pieces each 

• 3 eggs
• A quarter (1/4) cup milk (or a little less and add a splash of orange juice)
• 3 tbsp. butter and 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, micro waved together until butter is melted
• 6 – One inch slices of French Bread (crust cut off) with a ¾ cut slice down the middle to make a pocket
• 3 slices turkey
• 3 slices ham
• 6 thin slices swiss cheese (usually the ham and turkey slices are twice as big as the cheese slice)
• Powdered sugar
• Jelly or Jam

1. Beat eggs, milk and orange juice in a medium to large shallow bowl
2. If you freeze the loaf of french bread it is much easier to trim the crust and to cut the pocket slice.  After trimming the crust, turn the load over so it is top down on the cutting board.  Half-an-inch in slice down ¾ the way through the bread, then half-an inch from that slice cut through the loaf.  Repeat for each piece.  Now you have six pieces of bread, one inch thick with a pocket cut ¾ the way down.
3. On a cutting board, layer cheese, ham and turkey (may need two pieces of cheese to cover the turkey and ham) repeat until you have used all.  Now slice thin strips of the stacked meats and cheese.
4. Stuff the pockets with the slices of meat and cheese
5. Pour ½ of the melted butter/oil into a large skillet – and heat.  When butter starts to foam (make sure it does not burn) dip three of the stuffed sandwiches into the egg batter and brown each side, remove and place on cookie sheet.  Wipe out pan and repeat.
6. Place cookie sheet in a pre-heated 300 degree oven for 10 minutes – This allows the cheese and meat to melt together.

 Transfer to plates, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve with jelly.