Ingredients

Ingredients

• 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices Brioche, recipe follows or other egg bread, or pain de mie (about 4 inches square)
• 8 ounces thinly sliced boiled ham
• 8 slices (about 1/2-ounce each) Swiss cheese

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup Mornay Sauce, warmed, recipe follows

• Brioche

• 1/3 cup very warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees F)
• 1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (not quick-rising)
• 10 1/2 ounces (2 1/2 cups) cake flour
• 10 ounces (2 cups) all-purpose flour

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
• 6 large eggs, at room temperature
• 20 tablespoons (10 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes, at room temperature, plus butter for the pans

• Mornay Sauce

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup diced (1/4-inch) Spanish onion
• Kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream, or as needed

• 1 bay leaf
• 3 black peppercorns
• 3 whole cloves
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• Freshly ground white pepper
• 1/3 cup grated Comte or Emmentaler cheese

Description

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