Italian Sandwiches

Here's another fancy sandwich recipe to add to the "quick and easy dinners" section of your cook book.  They're really tasty, and you can whip them up in 20 minutes.  I found the recipe on Pinterest--here's the link to the original.

Ingredients:

1 loaf of french bread
2-3 tbsp butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (the powdery kind)
Deli meat (Jake prefers ham)
Slices of cheese (provolone is my favorite)

Directions:

1.  Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and slice your french bread loaf.  I like to keep the slices in pairs so that they are easy to match for the sandwiches.  Put the butter in a large baking dish and let it melt in the oven.  You should have enough melted butter to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.

2.  In a wide bowl (or pie pan), beat your eggs and milk together.

3.  In another wide bowl, mix the parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.  Depending on how many slices of bread you get out of your loaf, you may need more cheese/bread crumbs.  I'd rather run out and have to add a little more than have too much and have to throw it out at the end.

4.  Dip one side of a piece of bread in the milk/egg mixture.  Then dip it in the bread crumb/cheese mixture.  Put the wet side face down in the butter of your baking dish.

5.  Place a slice of cheese and a couple slices of deli meat on top of the bread.  Cover it with another slice of french bread that has been coated in the milk, egg, cheese, and bread crumbs.

6.  Repeat steps 4-5 until you have enough sandwiches to feed your family, or until you run out of french bread slices.

7.  Bake the sandwiches for 5-8 minutes.  Take them out of the oven and use a spatula & fork to flip them upside down.  Be careful not to let them fall apart.

8.  Bake them for another 5 minutes.  Turn your oven on broil for the last 2-3 minutes until they are golden brown.

Try dipping the sandwiches in pizza or spaghetti sauce for even more flavor!