Croque Madame

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 8 slices sandwich bread
• 4 ounces baked ham, thinly sliced
• 2 ¹/₂ cups grated Gruyere cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 4 tablespoons Béchamel sauce, divided

Cooking Instructions

1. Spread the Dijon mustard on four slices of bread.
2. Put the ham on top of the mustard.
3. Divide a half cup of cheese among the four sandwiches. Put in top of the ham.
4. Put the other bread half on top of the cheese to create sandwiches.
5. Spread the butter on the outside surfaces of all the sandwiches.
6. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and top with a fourth of the remaining cheese and broil till cheese melts
7. Turn over, top with a third of the remaining cheese and broil again.
8. Repeat till all the cheese has been used up.
9. Fry the eggs.
10. Serve the sandwiches with a fried egg and a tablespoon of Bechamel sauce on top of each sandwich.