Easy Creamy Croque Monsieur-style Toast

Name: Easy Creamy Croque Monsieur-style Toast
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 slice Bread of your choice; 1 slice Ham; 1 enough to top the slice of bread Melting type cheese; 1 pat Butter; 1 tbsp Flour; 100 ml Milk; 1 Salt and pepper; 1 dash Nutmeg (optional, if you have it)

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I love the croque monsieur served at a French style cafe I frequent. The regular way is to sandwich the filling between two slices of bread and to bake it, but you can enjoy the flavor with a version using just one slice of bread topped with the filling.

-Adjust the amount of time it takes to cook the bechamel sauce depending on your microwave oven.
-If you add a little nutmeg to your sauce, it really tastes like the type of thing you can get at a cafe. Recipe by Punopuno

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Ingredients

1 sliceBread of your choice
1 sliceHam
1enough to top the slice of bread Melting type cheese
For the béchamel sauce:
1pat Butter
1 tbspFlour
100 mlMilk
1Salt and pepper
1 dashNutmeg (optional, if you have it)

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Steps

1

Make the bechamel sauce in the microwave. Put the butter and flour in a heatproof container, and microwave without covering for 1 minute.
2

Mix the melted butter and flour together while you add 1/2 of the milk gradually. When it's smooth, microwave for 1 minute.
3

Add the rest of the milk gradually while mixing. When it's smooth again, microwave for another minute.
4

Season with salt and pepper, and add a little nutmeg if you have it. The bechamel sauce is done.
5

Put the ham, 1-2 tablespoons of sauce, and cheese on the bread in that order, and toast in a toaster oven.
6

When the cheese has melted and browned nicely it's done.
7

I used an English muffin here.
8

Great as a hot panini sandwich too.