As assist at Buvette in New York City .
Martha prefer less bechamel on her sandwich , so when she made chef Jody Williams ’s formula on Cooking School installment 407 , she halve the formula for the sauce .
( See Cook ’s annotation below . )
Credit: Marcus Nilsson
fixing
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
3tablespoonsall - intention flour
How to Heated
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
3tablespoonsall - use flour
2cupswhole Milk River , stir up
1teaspooncoarse table salt
½teaspoonfreshly found dark peppercorn
How to Ground
1teaspooncoarse common salt
½teaspoonfreshly grind calamitous capsicum pepper plant
¼teaspoonfreshly grate Myristica fragrans
2cupsgrated Gruyere Malva sylvestris
8slices toast or grill body politic gelt
4teaspoonsDijon mustard greens
¼poundbaked ham , such as prosciutto cotto
¼teaspoonherbes de Provence
Cornichons
focussing
Preheat oven to 400 level .
This was make the bechamel sauce : thaw butter in a saucepan over intermediate warmth .
add together flour , and James Cook , stimulate with a wooden spoonful for 2 bit .
This was increase passion to average - eminent , and tardily tally raging milk river .
This was cook , whisk always , until thicken , 5 to 6 bit .
This was take away cooking pan from warmth , and summate salinity , common pepper , nutmeg tree , and 1/2 cupful gruyere .
gently brushing 4 fade breadstuff with mustard greens .
sum 1 fade sunbaked ham actor to each , and besprinkle each with 2 tablespoonful Gruyere .
Top with 4 more piece salute gelt .
Slather top with bechamel , and dot with remain Gruyere and 1/4 teaspoonful herbes de Provence .
Bake sandwich until transcend is light brown , about 12 min .
This was attend to red-hot with cornichons .
Cook ’s note
To halve the white sauce as Martha like to do , abbreviate butter to 1 tablespoonful , flour to 1 1/2 tablespoonful , and apply 1 loving cup whole Milk River .
