Grilled Ham and Cheese French Toast

Ingredients

• •½ cup buttermilk
• •2 large egg whites
• •¼ cup dijon mustard
• •8 slices wheat bread
• •4 oz swiss cheese
• •8 ounces turkey ham
• •3 dill pickles
• •2 tablespoons reduced-fat butter

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

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.
4. 4Top 4 slices with 1 slice of cheese.
5. 5Arrange ham on top of cheese.
6. 6Add to each 3-4 thin slices of pickle.
7. 7Top with remaining bread slices, mustard side down.
8. 8Melt 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat.
9. 9Dip 2 sandwiches into buttermilk mixture.
10. 10Carefully flip.
11. 11Dip other side.
12. 12Don't soak the sandwiches in this mixture.
13. 13Just lightly dip and remove sandwiches, allowing excess buttermilk mixture to drip back into dish.
14. 14Add sandwiches to pan.
15. 15Cover.
16. 16Cook 3-5 minutes.
17. 17Uncover.
18. 18Flip sandwiches.
19. 19Press top down with a spatula.
20. 20Cover.
21. 21Cook for 2-3 minutes until golden and cheese is melted.
22. 22Remove sandwiches, place on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
23. 23Repeat steps 4 and 5 with remaining 2 sandwiches.
24. 24Slice each sandwich in half and serve with a fork and knife.