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Adding Fontina to your grilled cheese elevates the classic sandwich. Fontina has a creamy smooth texture that will keep you craving more and when paired with bacon and the sweet crispness of a honeycrisp apple you have a winning dish that your taste buds will love.

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time16 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time26 mins
 12 slices bacon
 8 slices fresh mozzarella
 8 slices pumpernickel
 1 stick butter
 ¼ cup Dijon mustard
 16 slices fontina
 1 small apple
1

Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat until brown and crispy on both sides. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels and reserve.

2

Preheat a griddle or nonstick sauté pan to medium. Between two pieces of paper towels, pat dry the mozzarella.

3

Spread each piece of bread with a thin, even layer of butter. Spread the other side of each piece of bread with Dijon. Lay the bread down with the Dijon sides facing up on a baking sheet.

4

Place one slice of fontina, one slice of mozzarella and then another slice of fontina on each piece of bread. Lay 3 bacon slices on half of the slices of the cheese-lined bread. Top the bacon with an even layer of apple slices

5

Place the tops and bottoms on the griddle butter-side down and cook until the bread gets brown and crusty, and the cheese begins to melt, 5 to 7 minutes. When the cheese is nice and melty, flip the tops onto the bottoms so the cheese is on the inside. Give each sandwich a press, flip over and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.

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Ingredients

 12 slices bacon
 8 slices fresh mozzarella
 8 slices pumpernickel
 1 stick butter
 ¼ cup Dijon mustard
 16 slices fontina
 1 small apple

Directions

1

Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat until brown and crispy on both sides. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels and reserve.

2

Preheat a griddle or nonstick sauté pan to medium. Between two pieces of paper towels, pat dry the mozzarella.

3

Spread each piece of bread with a thin, even layer of butter. Spread the other side of each piece of bread with Dijon. Lay the bread down with the Dijon sides facing up on a baking sheet.

4

Place one slice of fontina, one slice of mozzarella and then another slice of fontina on each piece of bread. Lay 3 bacon slices on half of the slices of the cheese-lined bread. Top the bacon with an even layer of apple slices

5

Place the tops and bottoms on the griddle butter-side down and cook until the bread gets brown and crusty, and the cheese begins to melt, 5 to 7 minutes. When the cheese is nice and melty, flip the tops onto the bottoms so the cheese is on the inside. Give each sandwich a press, flip over and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.

FONTINA AND MOZZARELLA GRILLED CHEESE

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