Farmhouse Ham, Cheese and Sauerkraut Sandwiches
This one screams old-timey, German, "down-home," and "comfort food" all at once! Sandwiches can be assembled ahead of time, covered & chilled. At meal-time, bake as directed. Thanks to *Midwest Living* for this awesome recipe and the excellent alternatives featuring midwest-region crops.
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READY IN: 20mins
SERVES: 6
YIELD: 6 slamwiches
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1⁄4cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4cup sour cream
- 1⁄4
- 1⁄8teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2
- 3⁄4
- 12slices country bread
- 18slices swiss cheese
- 6
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, seeds & pepper; stir in kraut; set aside.
- On a foil-lined baking sheet, place six slices bread--first brush each with melted butter (save some for the other half of the sammie); top with a slice of cheese, then 1/6th of the kraut mixture,then a slice of ham and two slices of cheese--do this on all six slices of bread.
- Brush remaining six slices of bread with melted butter; place on cheese--with butter side up, to make six sandwiches.
- Bake for 10 minutes (cheese is melted, bread is lightly browned)--turn once during that time.
- Remove from oven; slice diagonally, serve with pickles.
- SEPTEMBER HARVEST: Remember Johnny Appleseed by placing a few thin slices of apple between the ham and cheese.
- NEBRASKA REUBEN: Salute Omaha's claim to fame and use thinly sliced corned beef instead of the ham.
- CRUNCHY BITES: Add a few sunflower kernels to the sauerkraut mixture and honor those hardy souls in North Dakota who raise huge fields of sunflowers!
- BOOST YOUR PROTEIN: Stir about a 1/4-cup of cooked edible soybeans (edamame) into the sauerkraut mixture and thank a South Dakota farmer!
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