Double-Decker Truffled Grilled Cheese
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 to 3 teaspoons truffle oil
- 6 thin slices challah bread
- 7 ounces brie cheese, sliced, rind removed
- 4 fresh figs, sliced
- 6 ounces monterey jack cheese, sliced
- 1/2 cup fig preserves
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Melt 3 tablespoons butter with 1 teaspoon truffle oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
- Add 2 slices bread, and toast on both sides.
- Set the toast aside and reserve the skillet.
- Lay out one slice of untoasted bread.
- Top with one-quarter each of the brie, figs and jack cheese, then a slice of toasted bread, then another layer of brie, figs and jack.
- Close with a slice of untoasted bread.
- Repeat to make another double-decker sandwich.
- Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter with the remaining 1 to 2 teaspoons truffle oil in the skillet over medium heat.
- Add the sandwiches and cook until golden on the bottom, about 3 minutes.
- Flip and cook until golden on the other side, about 2 more minutes, then transfer the skillet to the oven and cook until the cheese is melted, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Serve with the fig preserves.
- Photograph my Andrew Mccaul
unsalted butter, truffle oil, bread, brie cheese, fresh figs, cheese, preserves
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/double-decker-truffled-grilled-cheese-recipe.html (may not work)