Monte Cristo in Puff Pastry

A couple of weeks when my parents were in town, we ate at Gadsby's Tavern in Old Town Alexandria. George Washington ate at Gadsby's--a very historical meal! I had a monte cristo wrapped in puff pastry. It was so good. I must say, though, I love all monte cristo sandwiches! I thought I would try to replicate it with our leftover Easter ham. In a sheet of thawed puff pastry, I spread dijon mustard, then layered ham and swiss cheese. I folded the pastry over and sealed it with a fork. I baked it in the oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. It was a good little dinner but not nearly as good as at the restaurant. I needed to use much more ham and cheese so it was a little more substantial. It kind of ended up tasting like one of those ham and cheese filled breakfast croissants. I did serve it with a little raspberry jam on the side--I always love dipping monte cristos into jam. And really, how can puff pastry covered in jam not be good?