Croque Madame | Recipe | Bounded by Buns

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup gruyere cheese, shredded
• 2 slices of white bread
• Dijon mustard (optional)
• 2 to 4 slices of ham
• 2 to 4 tablespoons gruyere cheese, shredded
• 3 to 4 tablespoons mornay sauce (from above)
• chives, thinly sliced (optional garnish)
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 whole large egg
• pinch salt and pepper