Bacon, Apple, Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich

On days when I'm home at lunch, you can pretty much bet I'm eating some sort of grilled cheese. There's nothing better than crunchy homemade bread and ooey-gooey, melted cheese.

But, a girl can only eat a cheddar grilled cheese sandwich so many times before it starts to seem a little bit...jaded. So, in order to change things up a bit, I added a few slices of granny smith apple and crunchy bacon. It adds depth, brightness and interesting textures to the otherwise standard and perfect grilled cheese.

Ingredients:
Two slices of bread
Several slices of cheddar cheese (enough to cover 1 slice of bread)
Two slices of bacon
1/2 granny smith apple, thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Fry bacon a few minutes on each side until crunchy. Remove and place on a paper towel to drain oil. 
2. Butter one side of each slice of bread. In a heated skillet place bread butter side down, top with cheese, apple slices and bacon. Place second slice of bread on top, butter side up.
3. Cover pan with lid and let it cook for a few minutes. Then flip and toast the other side, covering the pan again. (Covering the pan traps the heat and melts the cheese quicker.
4. Remove sandwich from pan, slice, marvel and enjoy.