Cheese Turnovers, Meat Pies, Spinach Puffs, Crabmeat Cakes,
Bismarckʼs, Berry Pockets, Irish Scones, Ricotta Turnovers, Guacamole
Dumplings, Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches, Grill Pies, French Toast,
Rubens, Stromboli, and any packaged muffin or cake mixes. Be creative!
1. For added flavor brush olive oil, flavored or spiced olive oil, or bacon
drippings on outside of bread.
2. Suggested garnishes for savory sandwiches: lettuce, parsley, mint,
cress, stuffed olive halves, onion, tomato, etc.
3. A teaspoon of sugar sprinkled on the outside makes toasted
sandwiches crispier, especially with fruit fillings.
4. For dessert sandwiches, dust with powdered sugar after toasting.
Pizzelle Recipes
PIZZELLE a good Italian basic recipe
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
8 Tbs (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
≈In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light yellow and thick
ribbons fall from the whisk, 2-3 minutes. Add the melted butter, vanilla
and lemon zest, and beat until blended.
≈Sift together the flour, and baking powder. Add half of the flour mixture
to the wet ingredients, fold until just blended, add remaining flour and fold
again until just incorporated.
≈Heat pizzelle iron. Brush lightly with butter and place about 1 tablespoon
of batter on iron. The excess batter that may ooze out should be cut
off immediately. Bake until golden brown. Remove and cool on a rack.
Repeat with remaining batter to make about 25 pizzelle.
PIZZELLE typical of Campobasso, Molise Province, Italy
3 eggs
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup corn flakes, crumbled
orange juice
≈Soak banana slices in bowl of the orange juice for 2 minutes. Remove
and place in dish of corn flake crumbs. Place bananas over bread slices,
top with caramel, add top slice and grill.
BLUEBERRY PIES
8 slices of white bread
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
≈Mix sugar, tapioca and a little salt in a bowl. Add lemon peel and
blueberries and toss. Spoon onto bread slices and grill 5-6 minutes.
Repeat with remaining ingredients
PEACH DUMPLINGS
8 slices of white bread
1/3 cup apricot-pineapple preserves
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 1/2 cups peeled fresh peaches
≈Combine preserves, sugar and nutmeg. Add peach slices and toss to
coat with preserve mixture. Spoon onto bread slices and grill 5 minutes.
Repeat with remaining ingredients.
APPLE TURNOVERS
8 slices of white bread
4 tablespoons stewed pie apples
-or-
4 tablespoons canned apples
2 teaspoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
OPTIONAL: 2 tablespoons raisins or raisin bread
≈Place a slice of bread, buttered side down, onto each half of the
sandwich toaster. Form a hollow and add apple. Sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon. Top with bread slices, buttered side up. Lower lid and toast
for 1 minute. Serve immediately.
Additional Sandwich Recipe Ideas
So many of your favorite foods & recipes can be easily adapted “quick
& easy style” in your versatile VillaWare
®
Inter-Baker. For example...
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