Croque Madame, Preserves & Cream Cheese Croissants with Allpress Coffee

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 6
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, October 25, 2020.

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Transport yourself to Paris with this delicious French Inspired brunch - enjoy freshly baked croissants 2 ways, cheesy ham filled croissants with creamy bechamel & our selection of preserves and cream cheese. Paired with our Allpress plunger coffee - we have you sorted for your Labour day brunch.

Ingredients

Coffee

1 pack All Press coffee

Sweet Croissants

1 pack raspberry preserves
1 pack blueberry preserves
4 Tbsp cream cheese
1/2 pack croissant, cut in half lengthways
1 pack strawberry preserves

Croque Madam Croissants

1/2 pack croissant, cut in half lengthways
4 eggs
1 drizzle of oil
100g shaved ham
1 pack béchamel sauce
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 pack cheese, grated

Steps

Preheat oven to 220°C (or 200°C fan bake).
Prep croissants and cheese. Lay croissants out on a lined baking tray, cut side up. Spread mustard on one half of croissants and half the béchamel on the other. Equally divide ham between croissants. Sprinkle over half the cheese and season with salt and pepper. Place tops on croissants. Spread with remaining béchamel and and sprinkle over remaining cheese.
Bake croissants on upper oven rack for 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and golden brown.
Heat oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Crack in eggs and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.
Prep croissants. Place on a second lined oven tray and cook for 5 minutes, below Croque Madam croissants.
To your liking.
Croque Madam croissants with a fried egg on top. Serve remaining croissants with cream cheese and preserves. Serve coffee on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy	2171 kj 519 kcal
Protein	17.7g
Carbohydrate	43.3g
Fat	30.5g