Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Reuben toastie

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MAKES 4 PREP AND COOK TIME 15 MINUTES

8 slices rye bread

8 slices pastrami (130g)

8 slices Swiss cheese (160g), halved

1/3 cup (50g) drained sauerkraut cooking oil spray pickles, to serve

RUSSIAN DRESSING

¼ cup (75g) whole-egg mayonnaise

2 teaspoons sriracha (chilli sauce)

1 teaspoon horseradis­h cream ½ teaspoon Worcesters­hire sauce

1 Lightly grease and preheat a 4-hole (⅓-cup/80ml) pie maker.

2 To make Russian dressing, stir ingredient­s together in a small bowl.

3 Roughly trim crusts from bread and discard; roll slices with a rolling pin to flatten to 3mm thick. Line prepared holes with four thin slices of bread; press into base and side.

4 Fold pastrami slices into quarters; place two in each bread case. Top each one with a slice of cheese, a quarter of the sauerkraut, 1 teaspoon Russian dressing and another slice of cheese. Top with remaining bread slices; the bread will extend over the top. Close lid to seal the edges, then immediatel­y open again. Spray tops of pies with oil. Close lid; cook toasties for 7 minutes or until bread is toasted and cheese is melted.

5 Serve toasties with remaining dressing and pickles.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.

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Maker, $29.99, from awwcookboo­ks.com.au
Recipes from The Australian Women’s Weekly The Pie Maker, $29.99, from awwcookboo­ks.com.au

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