"the recipe"
Friday, January 20, 2006 Filed in: public
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okay... after my "let's
fry everything" blog... several of you have asked for
the recipe for Monte Cristos. they're really easy to
make and take very little time. here you go...
this is for making 4 sandwiches:
1 egg
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons of water
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 slices of egg bread (challah works well) sliced 1/2 inch thick
4 slices of ham
4 slices of turkey
4 slices of swiss cheese
3 cups canola oil
powdered sugar
blackberry preserves (optional)
ice cold Mountain Dew*
to make the batter:
- whisk the egg and water together in a mixing bowl.
- add the flour, salt and baking powder and whisk thoroughly, scraping the sides of the bowl.
- continue to whisk until smooth (20 minutes recommended)
- on one slice of bread, arrange a slice each of ham, turkey and cheese and put the other slice of bread on top (umm... i think it's called making a sandwich)
- cut the sandwich in half diagonally
- heat the oil in the pan to between 365 and 375 degrees (don't let it get hotter than this)
- dip half of the sandwich in the batter allowing the excess to drain
- place the sandwich half in the oil
- cook for three minutes on each side
- place on a cookie sheet covered in paper towels in a warm oven until ready to serve
- sprinkle sandwiches lightly with powdered sugar (sounds weird, but makes a huge difference!) and serve with blackberry preserves on the side (i think this is gross).
- wash down with ice cold Mountain Dew*
* Barnes addition
this is for making 4 sandwiches:
1 egg
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons of water
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 slices of egg bread (challah works well) sliced 1/2 inch thick
4 slices of ham
4 slices of turkey
4 slices of swiss cheese
3 cups canola oil
powdered sugar
blackberry preserves (optional)
ice cold Mountain Dew*
to make the batter:
- whisk the egg and water together in a mixing bowl.
- add the flour, salt and baking powder and whisk thoroughly, scraping the sides of the bowl.
- continue to whisk until smooth (20 minutes recommended)
- on one slice of bread, arrange a slice each of ham, turkey and cheese and put the other slice of bread on top (umm... i think it's called making a sandwich)
- cut the sandwich in half diagonally
- heat the oil in the pan to between 365 and 375 degrees (don't let it get hotter than this)
- dip half of the sandwich in the batter allowing the excess to drain
- place the sandwich half in the oil
- cook for three minutes on each side
- place on a cookie sheet covered in paper towels in a warm oven until ready to serve
- sprinkle sandwiches lightly with powdered sugar (sounds weird, but makes a huge difference!) and serve with blackberry preserves on the side (i think this is gross).
- wash down with ice cold Mountain Dew*
* Barnes addition