Baked Ham and Cheese Sandwich

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 loaves frozen white bread dough

  thawed
• 4 tablespoons onion and chives cream cheese spread

  any herbed cream cheese spread will do
• 10 slices provolone cheese
• 1 pound thin sliced deli ham
• 1 egg white + water
• ranch dressing

  served on the side of dipping

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 Dust counter with flour, roll one loaf of bread dough into a large rectangle
  (15″x12″).
• 3 Spread 2 tablespoons of cream cheese down center of dough.
• 4 Lay 5 cheese slices on top of the cream cheese.
• 5 Layer 1/2 pound of ham evenly over cheese, down the center of the bread dough.
• 6 Cut 5 slices into the dough, angling downwards on both sides of ham. Tuck bottom
  of the dough up, and then criss-cross dough over top of the ham and cheese until
  you have reached the top, then tuck bread dough in at the top. Place Sandwich on
  a parchment lined baking sheet. (If you do not have parchment paper then make
  sure you grease your pan baking.)
• 7 Repeat these 5 steps to make second Baked Ham and Cheese Sandwich.
• 8 Whisk together the egg and water, brush tops of sandwiches with egg wash, place
  in preheated 400 degree oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• 9 Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting. Serve with a side of
  Buttermilk Ranch Dressing for dipping!

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