Monte Cristo
This Monte Cristo recipe is a delicious classic sandwich made with layers of turkey, ham, and cheese wrapped in crescent roll dough, then fried to golden perfection and dusted with powdered sugar, served with raspberry jam for dipping.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 loaf wheat or white bread 18 slices
- 2 packages Pillsbury Crescent Rolls or crescent dough sheets
- 0.5 lb thinly sliced turkey
- 0.5 lb thinly sliced ham
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- 6 slices American cheese
- cup cooking oil enough to deep fry, about 1 inch deep
- raspberry jam for dipping
- tbsp powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Stack three slices of bread on top of each other and cut off crusts on all four sides. Repeat for remaining 5 sandwiches.
- On first slice of bread, layer turkey with one slice of American cheese. Top with a slice of bread, a layer of ham and one slice of provolone cheese. Complete the sandwich with a slice of bread. Repeat for remaining 5 sandwiches.
- On lightly floured surface, open one package of Crescent rolls. Stretch and roll the dough until it is nearly twice the size. Cut 3 strips from the dough. Wrap one sandwich in one strip of dough. Wet fingertips to wet the seams and pinch them together. Repeat with last two strips, then repeat with second package of dough until all 6 sandwiches are covered.
- In large skillet, heat canola oil (about 1 inch deep) until very hot (sprinkle of flour should make it sizzle). Working 3 sandwiches at a time, place them flat side down in oil. They should brown in 1-2 minutes. Flip all sandwiches until all sides are browned. Remove from oil and repeat for remaining sandwiches. While sandwiches are hot, sprinkle with powdered sugar, serve and dip in raspberry jam. Enjoy!
Notes
You can assemble these sandwiches a day ahead and refrigerate them wrapped. Let them sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before frying. Using crescent dough sheets works better than rolls.