Croûte au Fromage

Ingredients:
6 thin slices French bread or baguette
1/4 stick unsalted butter
1 cup shaved Iberico cheese (or any hard/semi-firm cheese such as Parmigiano Reggiano or Gruyere)
fresh ground black pepper

Preheat oven broiler.  Place slices of bread onto foil-lined pan or cast-iron skillet.

Place in oven and toast one side, then flip bread over and very lightly toast the other side.

While bread is toasting in the oven, thinly shave the cheese and melt the butter in the microwave.

When the bread is finished toasting, take it out and brush butter on each slice.

Layer the cheese on each slice.

Brush an additional layer of butter on top of the cheese.

Place back under the broiler for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted and beginning to brown on top. Sprinkle with black pepper.