Croque-monsieur bites

A dish built around for the bechamel and butter. On the table in about 10 minutes.

Serves 6 · 10 min · Quick

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric

Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →

Make it lactose-friendly

50g Butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
1 Liter of milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
80g grated cheese (Emmental, Comté Gruyère Mimolette → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

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°, 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.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)