Monte Cristo Delights

~Bekah~'s Note:

Found on the Betty Crocker site. The "bread" for these sandwiches actually bakes around the ham, turkey and cheese filling!

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 eggs or ¼ cup egg substitute
• 5 ounces swiss cheese , thinly sliced
• 6 ounces deli ham , very thinly sliced
• 6 ounces deli turkey , very thinly sliced
• 1⁄3; cup strawberry all-fruit spread or 1⁄3; cup raspberry spreadable fruit
• powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400ºF.
2. Lightly grease square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches, or spray with cooking spray.
3. Stir Bisquick, milk and egg in medium bowl until blended.
4. Spread half of the dough in bottom of baking dish.
5. Top with half each of the cheese, ham and turkey.
6. Spread fruit spread over turkey to within 1/2 inch sides of dish.
7. Top with remaining ham, turkey and cheese.
8. Spread remaining dough over cheese to sides of dish.
9. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
10. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
11. Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.
12. Serve warm.
13. ENJOY!

Reviews

[Chef_Steph]

It has been a while since I cooked a dinner that there were no complaints about. This was fabulous. My kids and hubby loved it. We had it for dinner with a big garden salad. I baked it in my round 9 inch cast iron skillet and served it in "pie" wedges. I haven't tasted the one leftover piece, but I'm thinking it would be good cold and packed in a lunch box.

[ms_bold]

Although not quite as good as the Monte Cristo sandwiches at a local pub, this does have a great flavor. Hubby ate 3 pieces! I do recommend following the recipe exactly and using all-fruit spread. I used fruit preserves that I had on hand; they were a little watery after baking. This was my mistake, though...no fault of the recipe. We served these with fresh tossed salad and large glasses of milk. Yum! I like a little extra jam to slather on each bite!

[AmandaMcG]

It was good, but I thought the crust was too dry. I'd like to make it again but next time I'll try using 2 eggs and increasing the milk to 1 cup.