Croque-Monsieur Bites
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10 min
10 min
This recipe makes savory Croque-Monsieur bites with a creamy béchamel sauce, ham, and grated cheese, all baked to perfection.
6 servings
For the bechamel
50g Butter
50g Flour
1 Liter of milk
Salt
Ground Pepper
Nutmeg
For the bites
12 Slices of bread
2 Tbsp of Mustard
12 very thin slices of ham with Italian herbs
80g grated cheese (Emmental, Comté Gruyère Mimolette
Prepare the béchamel: melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
As soon as it foams, sprinkle it with flour, salt, pepper, add a pinch of nutmeg, mix.
Then pour in the milk, little by little (especially not all at once), stirring with a whisk each time, until the sauce thickens.
Turn on the oven on th. 6/180°C, take the baking sheet out of the oven and line it with aluminum foil.
Spread 6 slices of bread in front of you, spread them with a little mustard, add a layer of béchamel, 1 slice of ham folded in 4, grated cheese, a layer of béchamel, put the other 6 slices of bread on the on top, add a thin layer of béchamel and distribute the rest of the grated cheese.
Arrange the croque-monsieur on the baking sheet and put them in the oven for about 10 minutes.
You can place them under the broiler for 3-4 minutes at the end.