Belated Idea for Leftovers

So, Thanksgiving was last week, and I intended to lay this recipe on y’all before I skedaddled out of town. I didn’t get around to it. So just consider this an early suggestion for what to do with ham leftovers, should y’all have any leftover ham after Christmas.

These little sandwiches are always a hit. You can use ham and any cheese that you like, I would suggest swiss or provolone, or perhaps muenster. Of course, a mild colby or even cheddar would be great. You can wrap the sandwiches and freeze them ahead of time. Also, they can be made ahead, refrigerated and then baked at the last minute. I like them warm or room temperature. These are always great for a picnic and are an easy way to serve a crowd. Add a salad and some fruit and chips and you have some really happy people.

Ham and Cheese Bunwiches

You’ll need rolls, ham, cheese and the spread.

Spread:
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup dijon mustard
1/4 cup minced sweet onion
2 t. poppy seeds (optional — I haven’t included these for years)

Mix together the ingredients in a small bowl. Then put the bowl in the fridge to firm a little and make it a bit easier to spread.

Now, get some rolls. Generally, I buy dollar rolls, but any size would work. You could even make full sized sandwiches out of them as I did here

when I thought that I was making dollar rolls and accidently made hamburger buns instead. Looks like the buns didn’t get the memo that they were supposed to be dollar rolls. Whoops. I truly don’t know how that happened.

Split the roll and put the mustard/butter/onion mixture on each side. Layer cheese, ham and cheese inside each sandwich. Wrap individually in aluminum foil and freeze or refrigerate. If I’m serving a crowd, I just put them all on a big jellyroll pan and cover the lot of them with aluminum foil.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or so. (Thaw before baking if they are frozen.)