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Hy's Cheese Toast

BY LINDA GARSON

WE LOVE HEARING FROM YOU

to request your favourite recipes from your favourite restaurants, and we just had to ask when we received this email:

“I'm not sure what Hy's does to make their cheese toast so dreamy delicious but I can't not order it whenever I go there, and am wondering if they might share their recipe? Thank you.”

Jocelyn M.

We agree, Hy’s Cheese Toast is memorable and very moreish, so many thanks to Hy’s for sharing their recipe!

Photos Courtesy Hy's Steakhouse

Hy’s Cheese Toast

Makes 4 servings

4 slices white bread ¾ cup soft butter ¼ cup Grana Padano cheese ¼ cup Swiss cheese 1 cup yellow Cheddar cheese ¼ teaspoon fine ground white pepper 1 tsp (5 mL) Worcestershire sauce You will need a mixer with paddle and mixing bowl and a sheet pan/cookie sheet. Set your broiler to high. Grate all the cheeses.

1. Whip butter in mixer. 2. Add Grana Padano, Swiss, and Cheddar cheeses, white pepper and Worcestershire sauce into butter mix. 3. Mix until all well blended and you reach a spreadable texture. 4. With broiler on high, lightly toast one side of bread. 5. Remove bread and allow to cool to room temperature. 6. Evenly spread the cheese mix on the four slices of bread on untoasted side. 7. Place under broiler until golden brown. 8. Remove, slice, and eat immediately.

If there’s a dish in a restaurant in Alberta that you’d love to make at home, let us know at culinairemagazine.ca, and we’ll do our very best to track down the recipe for you!