The Great British Cheese Toastie
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 4 slices good-quality bread
- 2 ounces cheddar cheese
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
Butter one side of each slice of bread. We don't recommend buttering both sides of the bread for a cheese toastie since it can make the sandwich a bit soggy.
- 3
Grate the cheddar cheese using a large hole grater (if you use a small hole the cheese will melt too quickly before the bread has toasted). Divide the cheese between 2 slices of bread, placing it on the unbuttered side.
- 4
Season with a bit of salt and pepper to taste.
- 5
Cover with the second slice of bread, buttered-side up.
- 6
Heat your griddle or frying pan to hot but not smoking. Using a flat spatula, lay the 2 sandwiches into the hot pan (they should sizzle a little as they hit the pan—if not, the pan is not hot enough). Gently press the sandwich with the spatula and do not worry if the cheese leaks a little. Cook for a few minutes on one side pressing from time to time, then flip it over and repeat on the other side.
- 7
Remove from the pan once the cheese is starting to melt and the bread has turned a golden brown.
- 8
Cut diagonally in half and serve immediately piping hot.
- 9
Enjoy.


