Heidi's Fried Cheese Sandwich

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 slices bread, thick (preferably bakery, but sandwich bread will do if nothing else is available)
• butter
• enough swiss cheese, to make a thick filling (the real stuff, i suppose cheddar would be good too, but heidi's grandfather always gave her gruyer)
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk or 3 tablespoons cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 butter the bread generously and layer the cheese between the two pieces.
• 2 beat the egg with the milk in a container large enough to contain the sandwich and season lightly (don't forget the cheese has salt too).
• 3 allow the sandwich to absorb the egg/milk mixture- turn over 1/2 way through so the other side absorbs some too.
• 4 this should take about 10-15 minutes so as much of the custard is absorbed as possible.
• 5 drop a tablespoonful of butter into a skillet (cast iron is best), on medium heat.
• 6 when it bubbles and smells very fragrant, add the sandwich and fry on both sides till a lovely dark-golden-brown and the cheese is all gooey and melted.
• 7 put it on your best plate, pour yourself a big glass of milk, get out a fork and knife and enjoy.
• 8 note: the texture of this is not like a regular grilled sandwich as the bread becomes moist and puffy because of the egg/milk soaking.