Ham-red Pepper Jelly Grilled Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

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• A skillet can handle one or two sandwiches at a time, but what if you need to feed a group? We wanted a recipe that would give us eight perfectly grilled sandwiches in the time it normally takes to make just one. Here’s what we discovered: shopping list
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• To jump-start cooking and crisping, let the baking sheet preheat in the oven before cooking the sandwiches. shopping list
• Because cheddar doesn’t melt as readily as other cheeses, we combined it with easy-melting Monterey Jack. Shredding the cheeses also helps them to melt faster. shopping list
• We didn’t have a panini press large enough to accommodate eight sandwiches, so we made our own makeshift one. shopping list
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• It's a snap to make one or two grilled cheese sandwiches in a skillet, but what if you have a hungry crowd to feed? Ensuring even results while juggling multiple skillets is challenging. We devised a better method. shopping list
• 1. Place a preheated baking sheet on a cooling rack and arrange the assembled sandwiches on the sheet. shopping list
• 2. Put the baking sheet with the sandwiches in the oven, and place a second hot baking sheet, rim side up, on top. shopping list
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• If you only have 1 baking sheet, place it on the middle rack and follow the recipe up to step 3. Place the sandwiches on the heated sheet and bake for 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the tray to a cooling rack, carefully flip the sandwiches with a spatula, and return to the oven for another 3 to 4 minutes, until crisp and golden. shopping list