Traditional Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

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Traditional Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

 

1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

8 slices sour dough bread

1/4 cup butter, at room temperature

1-1/2 TB Dijon mustard

8 thick tomato slices

 

In a bowl, combine the cheese and mix until blended. Set aside.

 

Lay out bread slices on work area, and spread them evenly with butter.

 

Then turn bread slices buttered side down on the surface, and spread the

other side thinly with

the mustard.

 

Sprinkle half of the cheese mixture evenly onto the mustard spread side of 4

slices of bread.

 

Lay 2 tomato slices on top of each cheese topped slice of bread and then

sprinkle the remaining

cheese evenly over the tomatoes.

 

Top the sandwiches with the remaining 4 slices of bread, mustard side down,

and press down gently

to compact the sandwiches.

 

Heat a large non stick frying pan or griddle to medium heat.

 

Working in batches, if necessary, and using a spatula, carefully transfer the

sandwiches to the hot pan.

Cook, pressing down gently on each sandwich with the spatula 3 or 4 times,

until golden and slightly

crusty on the first side, 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully turn over the sandwiches

and continue cooking, again

pressing down on them, until the second side is golden and the cheese has

begun to ooze out of the

sides slightly, for 2 to 3 minutes longer.

 

Transfer to individual plates and serve immediate.

 

Serves: 4.

 

Recipe from: My Recipe Collection.