Jambon-beurre

Jonathan Surratt

This ham and butter sandwich on a crusty baguette is one of the most popular sandwiches in France. It's creamy from the butter, sweet and savory from the ham with a chewy bread roll to bring everything together. Check the notes below the instructions for baguette and butter recipes.

YIELD
1 ham and butter sandwich

PREP TIME
schedule 5 minutes

TOTAL TIME
schedule 5 minutes

Ingredients:

1 six to eight-inch piece of crusty baguette
softened butter (salted or unsalted is up to you)
slices of thick cut ham
slices of Comte cheese (optional - Emmental or gruyere would work fine too)

Check below recipe directions
for additional notes.

Related blog post: France's second favorite sandwich

Directions:

If your baguette is not fresh you might want to warm it up to recrisp it. Toasting process: spray baguette with water and place in a 350 F oven for 5 minutes to recrisp the crust.

Slice the baguette and spread butter on both interior sides. Layer on the ham.

Add slices of cheese if using and then close the sandwich. Serve and enjoy.

Notes:

Jambon-beurre blog post: go read this jambon-beurre blog post if you want to learn more about the parts of this sandwich or read more about baguettes.

Baguettes: If you would like to make your own bread for this sandwich, I have a good baguette recipe.

Butter: if you would like to make your own butter, please go read this King Arthur Baking blog post about the best ways to make butter in your kitchen.

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