{"id":1070,"date":"2026-01-22T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:22:00","slug":"ham-cheese-baked-tartines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/ham-cheese-baked-tartines\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham &#038; Cheese Baked Tartines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ham &amp; Cheese Baked Tartines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Golden, melty, and ultra-comforting, these baked tartines are the perfect balance of crispy bread and cheesy goodness<br \/>\nIdeal for a quick dinner, a cozy TV night, or an easy, no-stress lunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the tartines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 slices rustic country bread<\/li>\n<li>200 g cooked ham, diced<\/li>\n<li>200 g grated cheese (Emmental, Comt\u00e9, or Mozzarella)<\/li>\n<li>100 ml thick cream<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp mustard (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of nutmeg (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to <strong>180\u00b0C \/ 350\u00b0F<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Place the bread slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, mix the cream with the mustard (if using), salt, pepper, and nutmeg.<\/li>\n<li>Add the diced ham and half of the grated cheese. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the mixture generously over each bread slice.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>12\u201315 minutes<\/strong>, until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>For an extra crispy top, finish with <strong>1\u20132 minutes under the broiler<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Serving Suggestions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serve hot with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fresh green salad<\/li>\n<li>Pickles or olives<\/li>\n<li>A bowl of soup for a complete meal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add sliced mushrooms, caramelized onions, or tomatoes for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Swap ham for turkey or smoked chicken if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ham &amp; Cheese Baked Tartines Golden, melty, and ultra-comforting, these baked tartines are the perfect balance of crispy bread and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1072,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions\/1072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}