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Warm a skillet on low heat. Butter two slices of bread. Flip one over and layer cheese, onion, and bacon on top. Place it in the skillet, butter-side down.
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Flip over the other slice of buttered bread and spoon maple jelly onto it. Set it on top of the open-faced sandwich in the skillet, jelly side down.
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The secret to a good grilled cheese is cooking it on low so that the cheese melts, so don't rush things. After about 8 minutes, when the cheese is melted, flip the sandwich over. Don't worry if some of the cheese crumbles fall out. They'll crispen the edges of the bread.
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Start a second skillet, a small one, over medium heat. Put a dab of butter into it, and when it melts, crack an egg into the pan. Cook it on medium heat for about 3 minutes for a sunny-side up egg. Flip it if you want to fry it completely.
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Plate the grilled cheese and top it with the fried egg. If you want to pick up the sandwich with your hands, slide the egg inside.
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For a crowd, make these into open-faced sandwiches and toast them under the broiler. Add a sunny-side up egg to each one at the end. For best results, start with toasted bread; top it with bacon, onion, then cheese. Broil it until the cheese bubbles, then remove the pan from the broiler. Plate each sandwich, then add a spoonful of maple jelly, followed by a fried egg.
