Waffled Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softenedbutter
• 16 slices firm white sandwich breadbread
• 8 thin slices boiled ham (1/4 lb)
• 8 thin slices Swiss cheese (1/4 lb)
• a large square or rectangular electric waffle iron (not a Belgian waffle iron)

1. 01Preheat waffle iron on high until just beginning to smoke. Reduce heat to moderate and brush generously with some butter.
2. 02Spread butter on 1 side of 8 bread slices and turn slices over. Top 4 slices with 1 slice ham and 1 slice cheese, folding in any overhang, then top with remaining 4 buttered bread slices, buttered sides up. Cook sandwiches in batches (number of batches will depend on size of your waffle maker) until bread is golden and crisp, 4 to 6 minutes.
3. 03Assemble and cook 4 more sandwiches in same manner.
4. 04Just before serving, cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.

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