Arkansas Hot Browns

• 12 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• hot sauce
• 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 cup shredded American cheese
• 1 cup shredded colby cheese
• 6 slices white bread, toasted
• sliced chicken or turkey
• sliced ham
• 6 slices tomatoes
• 6 slices bacon, cut in half and cooked until crisp
• paprika

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a heavy 4-qt saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
3. Mix in flour until smooth.
4. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly until thickened.
5. Add hot sauce and parmesean cheese; remove from heat.
6. Place 1/2 cup of sauce in a small bowl; set remaining sauce aside.
7. Combine egg yolks with 1/2 cup of sauce, mixing well.
8. Stir egg mixture back into reserved sauce and return to heat, stirring constantly.
9. Add Colby& American cheeses; stir until melted.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Place bread slices on individual heat-resistant plates.
12. Cover bread with slices of chicken or turkey and ham.
13. Cover each serving with some of the sauce and top with a tomato slice and two pieces of the bacon.
14. Sprinkle with paprika.
15. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.

butter, allpurpose, milk, hot sauce, parmesan cheese, egg yolks, american cheese, colby cheese, white bread, chicken, ham, tomatoes, bacon, paprika

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/arkansas-hot-browns-74031 (may not work)