Baked ham and Brie sandwich with honey mustard

    

 If you like melts, omit the top slice of pumpernickel and run the sandwich Under the broiler to melt the cheese.

Makes 4 sandwiches

• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 small red apple, cored and thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 8 slices pumpenickel-raisin bread
• ¼ cup honey mustard (recipe below)
• Romaine lettuce leaves
• ¼ pound sliced honey-baked ham
• ½ pound Brie cheese, sliced

1. Stir together sugar and cinnamon in medium-size bowl ; add apple and lemon juice ; gently toss.
2. For one sandwich, spread two slices of bread with some of the mustard.
3. Top one slice, mustard-side up, with lettuce leaves, one-quarter of the ham, one-quarter of the Brie and one-quarter of the apple slices ; place second slice of bread, mustard-side down, over apples ; cut sandwich in half.
4. Repeat to make 3 more sandwiches.

Honey mustard : Stir together ¼ cup Dijon mustard with seeds and 1 tablespoon honey.

Nutrient value per sandwich : 445 calories, 25 g protein, 20 g fat, 45 g carbohydrate, 1260 mg sodium, 74 mg cholesterol.

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