Melting Epoisses on toast

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 toppeds toast, you will need:

• 1 4 slices bread
• 2 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 2 tablespoons dry white wine
• 4 200 g potatoes
• 5 2 tablespoons oil
• 6 4 slices smoked ham
• 7 100 g Époisses
• Total weight: 700 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	1 hour 7 min.	1 hour 30 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Cut 4 slices bread, but not too thick. Butter the slices lightly and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons dry white wine.
2	Boil 200 g potatoes and when cooked, peel and slice.
3	Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan on medium heat. When the oil is really hot, fry the potato slices on both sides. Set aside.
4	Use the same pan to fry 4 slices smoked ham for just a few seconds on each side. Preheat the oven to 210°C (420°F).
5	Distribute the ham over the slices of bread.
6	Arrange the sliced potatoes on top.
7	And finish with the cheese. Put in the oven for about 15 minutes.
8	Take out of the oven as soon as the cheese has fully melted and is lightly browned on the top. Serve immediately, with a good green salad if possible.

Remarks

You can replace the Espoisse with another kind of cheese. I prefer one that is both soft and well-flavoured (Saint Nectaire, Saint Marcellin, Mont d'Or...) but it's just as good with Comté or Cheddar.

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