Amy Emberling, Lindsay-Jean Hard, Lee Vedder, Corynn Coscia

The Works Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Name: The Works Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Yield: Makes 1 sandwich
Ingredients: 2 slices of great bread that you love (perhaps Bakehouse White); 2 tsp honey; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 tsp spicy brown or Dijon mustard; 1 heaping cup [90 g] grated exceptional sharp white Cheddar cheese; 2 slices of the best tomato that you can find

Preparation info

Makes
1
sandwich

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Zingerman’s Bakehouse Celebrate Every Day

By Amy Emberling , Lindsay-Jean Hard , Lee Vedder and Corynn Coscia

Published 2024

About

You sure don’t need a recipe to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but you might want one! This is how we prepare and serve ours on Grilled Cheese Wednesdays at the Bakehouse. The Works has become a customer favorite over the years; it’s salty, rich, a little sweet, a little tart, and buttery. What more could you want?

Ingredients

1 tsp spicy brown or Dijon mustard
2 tsp honey
2

Method

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard and honey until combined.

2. Butter one side of each slice of bread; this will be the outside of the sandwich.

3. Spread the honey mustard on the inside of one slice of bread. Top the mustard with the grated cheese and then tomato slices. Close the sandwich with the second slice of buttered bread.

4. Heat a skillet over medi