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Sharing a Disneyland favorite today, the Monte Cristo Sandwich, an Original Disneyland recipe. It’s just as good as I imagined it to be!

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Disneyland Cristo Sandwich

If you’ve been to Disneyland, you know exactly what I’m talking about here. Just about every visit, I like to visit Cafe Orleans located in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square to enjoy the famous Monte Cristo Sandwich with a side of their delicious Pomme Frites too. I was so excited to find an Original recipe from the D23 website.

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What You’ll Need

white bread– I like to use a soft white bread such as Sara Lee for the recipe.
Swiss Cheese– Thinly sliced Swiss Cheese works best here.
turkey slices– Look for a good quality sliced turkey breast for best tasting results.
ham slices– Smoked ham thinly sliced works great here.
flour– You’ll use all-purpose flour to make the batter that the sandwich to get dipped in before frying.
baking powder– Baking powder is added to the batter before frying.
kosher salt– Kosher salt is a course salt commonly used in cooking and baking.
egg– For consistency, I use large eggs in my cooking and baking.
water– Water is added to the batter ingredients.
powdered sugar– Also referred to as confectioners sugar. This gets dusted on top of the warm sandwiches.
blackberry jam– Blackberry jam is used as a dip for the sandwiches.

How To Make a Monte Cristo

Fill a medium size saucepan just over 1/4 full with Canola or Vegetable oil. Heat to 375 degrees F.
To prepare the batter, place flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl, stirring to combine. Stir in water and egg, mixing until well combined.
To prepare sandwiches, layer bottom slices of bread with a slice of Swiss cheese, 2 slices of turkey, 2 slices of ham and another slice of Swiss Cheese. Close with top slice of bread then cut into fourths. Place a toothpick in each sandwich slice.
Coat all sides of sandwich triangle with batter. I used a spoon to help coat both sides, instead of dipping. Carefully place one sandwich at a time in hot oil. Cook each side until golden brown. Remove and place onto a paper towel lined plate to drain oil. Continue until all have been coated.
Dust warm sandwiches with powdered sugar, cut in half and place onto a serving plate with grapes, a few strawberries and blackberry jam for dipping. Enjoy warm.

Once you get the sandwich put together, cut into fourths and stick a toothpick into each quarter.

To make the batter for the Monte Cristo, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, water and egg into a large mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.

Monte Cristo

When you oil is heated to 375 degrees F., have your sandwiches and batter close by so you can be efficient during the frying portion.

Use a large spoon to help coat all sides of sandwich with batter. I found it easier to do this method rather than dipping the sandwich directly into the batter. Your fingers get messy, once the sandwich is in the oil, wash your hands in between frying each sandwich.

When all sandwiches have been fried and drained onto a paper towel plate, dust with powdered sugar.

Cut each sandwich in half. Look at that melted Swiss Cheese!

Arrange the sliced sandwiches onto a serving plate and serve with grapes, strawberries and blackberry jam. I found prepared blackberry jam at Sprouts.

Don’t forget to dip in a little blackberry jam. So good! Hope you enjoy!

How To Serve

Serve sandwiches at any party, perfect for Disneyland themed!

Leftovers

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Reheat in oven as needed. Note. Sandwiches are best enjoyed the day of making.

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