--- title: Croque-monsieur bites tags: ['quick','cheese', 'french'] date: 2022-06-24 author: "SofianeHamlaoui" --- ![croquemsr](/pix/croque-monsieur.webp) - ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min - 🍳 Cook time: 10 min - 🍽️ Servings: 6 ## Ingredients - For the bechamel - 50g Butter - 50g Flour - 1 Liter of milk - Salt - Ground Pepper - Nutmeg - For the bites - 12 Slices of bread - 2 Tbsp of Mustard - 12 very thin slices of ham with Italian herbs - 80g grated cheese (Emmental, Comté Gruyère Mimolette ## Directions 1. Prepare the béchamel: melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. 2. As soon as it foams, sprinkle it with flour, salt, pepper, add a pinch of nutmeg, mix. 3. Then pour in the milk, little by little (especially not all at once), stirring with a whisk each time, until the sauce thickens. 4. Turn on the oven on th. 6/180°, take the baking sheet out of the oven and line it with aluminum foil. 5. Spread 6 slices of bread in front of you, spread them with a little mustard, add a layer of béchamel, 1 slice of ham folded in 4, grated cheese, a layer of béchamel, put the other 6 slices of bread on the on top, add a thin layer of béchamel and distribute the rest of the grated cheese. 6. Arrange the croque-monsieur on the baking sheet and put them in the oven for about 10 minutes. 7. You can place them under the broiler for 3-4 minutes at the end.