Best Monte Cristo Sandwich

Darcy's Diner's Note:

This is my one of my son's most requested recipes, though all my kids love it! We serve it with warmed, real maple syrup for dipping. We tried 4 or 5 recipes before combining a few to come up with this one, now nothing else will do!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 sandwic ...

• 8 slices firm bread (we use pepperidge farm)
• 8 slices deli ham
• 8 slices deli turkey
• 4 slices American cheese (or you can use cheddar, my kids prefer american)
• 4 slices swiss cheese

Coating mixture

• 1 egg , beaten
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2⁄3; cup flour
• 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons honey dijon mustard
• powdered sugar , garnish
• maple syrup or jam , for dipping
• oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. Assemble four sandwiches using bread, meats, and cheeses. Set aside. In medium mixing bowl (I use a square casserole dish), combine egg, water, milk, salt, sugar, flour, baking powder & mustard. Beat well. Heat about 1" of oil in deep skillet (I use a large iron skillet). Dip your sandwiches into the coating mixture, I like to get them well soaked. They will be drippy -- try to drain off a bit, carefully slide into the hot oil. Repeat with remaining sandwiches. When nicely browned, gently flip over & brown other side. Remove to paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Let cool a few minutes before cutting so the cheese doesn't ooze out. Cut each sandwich into four fingers for easy dipping. Serve with syrup or jam.

Reviews

[Chef #1297787]

wonderful, easy and very, very tasty

[Chef*Lee]

This is worth every calorie that I am sure I just consumed!! This was amazing!!! I have not had one of these since I was a kid and this is just like I remember! I didn't have honey dijon, just regular dijon, so I added 1/4 tsp honey to the mix and I used whole wheat pastry flour. Used grapeseed oil for browning. Thank you so much for this recipe. What a treat!!!!