Farmhouse Ham, Cheese And Sauerkraut Sandwiches

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon caraway seed, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup sauerkraut, drained (1/2 of an 8-oz can)
• 3/4 tablespoon butter, melted
• 12 slices country bread
• 18 slices swiss cheese
• 6 slices ham (thinly sliced)
• pickle (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a small mixing bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, seeds & pepper; stir in kraut; set aside.
3. On a foil-lined baking sheet, place six slices bread--first brush each with melted butter (save some for the other half of the sammie); top with a slice of cheese, then 1/6th of the kraut mixture,then a slice of ham and two slices of cheese--do this on all six slices of bread.
4. Brush remaining six slices of bread with melted butter; place on cheese--with butter side up, to make six sandwiches.
5. Bake for 10 minutes (cheese is melted, bread is lightly browned)--turn once during that time.
6. Remove from oven; slice diagonally, serve with pickles.
7. SEPTEMBER HARVEST: Remember Johnny Appleseed by placing a few thin slices of apple between the ham and cheese.
8. NEBRASKA REUBEN: Salute Omaha's claim to fame and use thinly sliced corned beef instead of the ham.
9. CRUNCHY BITES: Add a few sunflower kernels to the sauerkraut mixture and honor those hardy souls in North Dakota who raise huge fields of sunflowers!
10. BOOST YOUR PROTEIN: Stir about a 1/4-cup of cooked edible soybeans (edamame) into the sauerkraut mixture and thank a South Dakota farmer!

mayonnaise, sour cream, caraway, black pepper, sauerkraut, butter, country bread, swiss cheese, ham, pickle

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/farmhouse-ham-cheese-and-sauerkraut-sandwiches-378743 (may not work)