I had a wonderful grilled cheese sandwich at a food truck last year. It was one of those “gourmet” sandwiches, and although it was delicious it was way out of my price range and not something I can afford on a regular basis. On top of that, the food truck is no longer around, so even if I want one I can’t have it.
I decided to make my own… with some modifications.
First, I decided that I wanted to make it less difficult to cook, so I elected to make a panini instead (my panini maker was a wonderful Christmas gift I received one year – I have this one). They’re easy to make – you butter the outside of the bread, make your sandwich like normal, then throw it in the panini press until everything is hot and melty.
I used italian bread, the kind you cut yourself nice and thick. It holds up better than regular bread. I also needed butter (or margarine), cranberry sauce, brie and an apple.
Cut the bread into thickish slices and butter the outside. Lay down a layer of cranberry sauce.
Slice the apple (I think green apple would work best) super thin and put down a layer.
Slice your brie and put that on top of the apples. Too thick and it’ll take a while to melt, but you don’t want to go too skimpy on the cheese either.
Put your bread on top and throw it in the panini press until the cheese is melted and everything is hot. If you don’t have one, you can always just fry it up like a regular grilled cheese. These things are really addictive. Consider yourself warned.
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