Grilled Ham and Cheese French Toast

Ingredients

• •½ cup buttermilk
• •2 large egg whites
• •¼ cup dijon mustard
• •8 slices wheat bread
• •4 oz jarlsberg cheese
• •8 ounces turkey ham
• •3 dill pickles
• •2 tablespoons smart balance heart right

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Method

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1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk together buttermilk and egg whites. Set aside.
3. 3Spread mustard on one side of each slice of bread. Top 4 slices with 1 slice of cheese. Arrange ham on top of cheese.
4. 4Add to each 3-4 thin slices of pickle. Top with remaining bread slices, mustard side down.
5. 5Melt 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Dip 2 sandwiches into buttermilk mixture; carefully flip and dip other side. Dont soak the sandwiches in this mixture. Just lightly dip and remove sandwiches, allowing excess buttermilk mixture to drip back into dish.
6. 6Add sandwiches to pan; cover and cook 3-5 minutes. Uncover, flip sandwiches, press top down with a spatula, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden and cheese is melted.
7. 7Remove sandwiches, place on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
8. 8Repeat steps 4 and 5 with remaining 2 sandwiches.
9. 9Slice each sandwich in half and serve with a fork and knife.