Croque Monsieur

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 12 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup hot milk
• 14 cup grated gruyere
• 14 cup grated parmesan cheese
• salt & pepper
• 14 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 -3 cups grated gruyere
• 6 -8 slices fresh bread, 1/2 inch thick
• 12 -16 slices deli ham
• honey dijon mustard

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. For the bechamel melt butter in small saucepan over low heat.
3. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly for two minutes.
4. Then slowly whisk in hot milk and cook until thickened.
5. Remove from heat and add cheeses, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
6. Set aside.
7. Place bread slices on cookie sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes.
8. Until lightly toasted.
9. Flip bread over and bake for another 2-4 minutes, again until lightly toasted.
10. To prepare sandwiches add liberal amount of mustard and 2 slices of ham to a slice of bread.
11. Top with some gruyere and another slice of bread.
12. Arrange the sandwiches on a cookie sheet lined with foil.
13. Spoon bechamel over each sandwich and top with remaining gruyere.
14. Broil until cheese is bubbling and starting to brown.

butter, flour, hot milk, grated gruyere, parmesan cheese, salt, nutmeg, gruyere, bread, deli ham, honey

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/croque-monsieur-442645 (may not work)