Ingredients:

1 baguette yields 8 melts

• 1 French Baguette 

• 16 slices ham (2 per slice of bread)

• 12 slices Swiss Cheese (about 1.5 per slice of bread)

• 3 tbsp butter 

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Method:

• Set oven broiler to "high"

• Cut the baguette into 4 equal portions

• Cut each portion in half through the middle of the bread.  leaving 8, 6-7" pieces of bread

• Place each portion crust side down exposing the soft breading

• Generously butter each piece

• Place all butter side up on a baking sheet

• Broil approximately a minute to a minute and a half. Just melt the butter and add a very slight toast to the bread

• Remove from broiler and build the melt

• Add 2 slices of ham per slice 

• Top the ham with the cheese, enough to cover all of the bread and ham

• Place again on baking sheet cheese side up

• Broil until cheese melted and a bubbly golden brown