Ham And Swiss In A Bun Food

CARAMELIZED HAM & SWISS BUNS

Steps:

• Arrange bottom halves of rolls in a greased 9x9-in. baking pan. Spread cut side of roll bottoms with horseradish sauce. Layer with ham and cheese; replace tops., In a small skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour over rolls. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown.

HAM BUNS

Steps:

• Position racks in top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 8 to 10 minutes.
• As the onion cooks, split each flat of rolls in half, running a bread knife parallel to the counter as you slice the still-connected rolls. Once the onion has finished cooking, remove from heat and set aside. Place two sheet pans in the oven, one on each rack, to heat while assembling the rolls.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine mustard, poppy seeds and Worcestershire sauce. Add the remaining cup of butter and warm onion. Stir in cheese and ham until evenly combined.
• On a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to completely encase a flat of rolls, place one flat, and open like a book. Spread about a quarter of the ham mixture in an even layer over the bottom half of the rolls to the edges. Close the book, so to speak, laying the still-connected roll top over the ham-covered base. Wrap the rolls tightly with the foil, crimping the edges of the foil to enclose them. Repeat with the three other flats of party rolls.
• Divide the four packets between the two heated sheet pans. Bake until the cheese melts and rolls get toasty, 10 to 12 minutes. Unwrap and serve the flats on platters, encouraging diners to pull a bun from its brethren.

HOT HAM AND SWISS CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Melt together butter, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and onion in small saucepan over low heat.
• Spread sauce on rolls.
• Layer ham and cheese on rolls.
• Wrap rolls in metal foil.
• Bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Can be baked from frozen state by increasing baking time to 45 minutes.

HAM BUNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the butter, onion, poppy seed, Worcestershire sauce and mustard until well blended. Add ham and cheese; mix well., Divide evenly among buns. Place in a shallow baking pan and cover with foil. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

MARINATED HAM & SWISS BUNS APPETIZER

Steps:

• Line two 9 x 13-inch baking pans with non-stick foil or butter traditional pans.
• To prepare marinade, saute minced sweet onion in butter over low heat until onion is soft and translucent.
• Add poppy seeds, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and brown sugar.
• Stir until brown sugar is melted into the sauce.
• Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
• Set marinade aside.
• Slice the buns in half.
• Spread bottoms of buns with a thin layer of horseradish mayonnaise.
• Fold ham slices to fit the bottom of each bun.
• Repeat with Swiss cheese slices, folding to fit buns.
• Replace bun tops.
• Place ham and cheese buns into prepared baking pans.
• Pour marinade evenly over both pans of buns.
• Cover tightly with foil. Refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bake marinated buns covered for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Notes: Use pre-baked dinner rolls.
• If you make your own yeast dinner rolls, all the better.
• If you're on a budget, adjust this method to use large yeast hot dog rolls, cut into thirds (you may need to adjust the baking time).
• Horseradish mayonnaise is easy to make at home, but there are decent commercial varieties to use as a shortcut.
• You can use regular mayonnaise if you need to avoid horseradish.
• For the ham, I used a rosemary sun-dried tomato deli ham, but feel free to use your favorite.
• Just be sure it is sliced very thin and use a high-grade, low-moisture ham for best results.
• Yield: 24 appetizer servings.

HOT & MELTY OVEN BAKED HAM & SWISS SANDWICHES

Steps:

• On low heat, in a small sauce pan add butter, mustard, poppy seeds, onion flakes & Worcestershire sauce. Heat until butter is melted and onion hydrated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat & set aside.
• Slice all of the rolls in half and place the bottom halves in a 9x13 baking dish or foil lined baking sheet. Lightly brush butter sauce on bottom half of rolls, you don't need much.
• Divide the shaved ham slices and cheese among all the bottom half of the sliced rolls. Cover with the top half of roll.
• Spoon the buttery mustard sauce over the tops of the sandwiches. Cover with foil and refrigerate until ready to bake.
• Let sit overnight or at least one hour.
• Pre-heated oven to 350°F.
• Bake on the middle oven rack, covered for 10 minutes, remove foil, bake for an additional 5 minutes (total of 15 minutes baking time) until warmed through and the cheese is gooey and melty. Add an additional minute or 2 if needed.

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE PARTY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together butter, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds, and dried onion. Separate the tops from bottoms of the rolls, and place the bottom pieces into the prepared baking dish. Layer about half the ham onto the rolls. Arrange the Swiss cheese over the ham, and top with remaining ham slices in a layer. Place the tops of the rolls onto the sandwiches. Pour the mustard mixture evenly over the rolls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the rolls are lightly browned and the cheese has melted, about 20 minutes. Slice into individual rolls through the ham and cheese layers to serve.