Uptown "gorilla" Cheese Sandwiches

Emjay99's Note:

To this day we still refer to grilled cheese sandwiches as "gorilla" cheese - a name our son, Jesse, gave his favourite restaurant order when he was a toddler! Half the fun, of course, was seeing the waitress' reaction! This "uptown" version has become a regular for us on Sunday nights.

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

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 slices white bread (thick slices) or 4 slices whole wheat bread (thick slices)
• butter , for spreading as well as
• 1 tablespoon butter , melted
• 4 slices old cheddar cheese , sandwich size, not processed cheese slices (or plastic cheese as I call it!!!)
• 4 slices tomatoes (large slices)
• 4 eggs , room temperature, separated
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon hot English mustard , dried or prepared
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray an oven proof dish with vegetable spray.
3. Toast the bread lightly and butter one side.
4. Place butter side up in prepared casserole.
5. Top each slice of bread with cheese slice then tomato. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Add the tablespoon of melted butter to the egg yolks together with the mustard and salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
7. Beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff.
8. Fold in the yolk mixture and pour over the bread slices.
9. Bake until golden brown and set - about 15 minutes.

Reviews

[morgainegeiser]

This was fairly easy to make and tasted good. The only problem I had was my egg mixture flowed off the bread, I put it in the oven and when it set up a little I put it on top of the bread.

[Dienia B.]

this was a very nice brunch idea easy and tasty goood for lent

[crazycookinmama]

These were very tasty, and super easy. I folled the recipe exactly, and wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for such a hearty sandwich recipe.