Looks like the real deal, right? My kids don't know the difference! Even when I make them with whole wheat bread they don't complain.
Let's get started. First, you'll need one of these
The only sandwich presses I've seen are from Pampered Chef. It will pay for itself in no time... I'm super cheap and I sprung for this thing. I'm so glad I did! Chances are you know a Pampered Chef consultant, but if you don't, you can contact Amie and she'll get you sandwich press of your own. She's awesome.
I like making a lot of uncrustables at once and freezing them. You don't have to. Any instructions you see in this tutorial that are between *asterisks* you can skip if you are not a complete control freak.
1. Lay out your bread on a cutting board. *Make your own bread here. Slice it with a serrated knife*
2. Smear a thin layer of peanut butter in the middle each slice of bread. *Make the most delicious peanut butter you've ever had in your life here*
3. Put a dollop of jelly or jam in the middle of every other slice of bread, on top of the peanut butter. *Make your own jam here*
4. Lay one of the peanut butter only slices on top of the PB & J slices. Line up the sandwich press in the middle of the bread. Press the entire press down onto the sandwich until it cuts all the way through the bread.
5. Push firmly on the plunger to seal the edges up. Pop it out and you have an uncrustable! *Use leftover bread (making sure there isn't excess PB on it) to make your own breadcrumbs here*
6. Place extras in a ziploc freezer bag and freeze. *Build your own freezer here* just kidding :)
I don't know about you guys, but I love those quizzes you see online. Like Socrates said, "know thyself", right? Count up how many asterisked steps you plan on completing and see your results below.
0-1: Let's face it, if you're even reading this and considering making your own uncrustables, you're a bit of a control freak. It probably isn't something you need to worry about. Although, if you are control freak, you'll worry anyway.
2-3: You drive your family nuts, right? Me too. I fall into this range so I feel your pain.
4: Go get help. Now!
This has seriously saved our family quite a bit of money and they are so convenient to have around. Hope you have fun making your own; now go micromanage your family's meals!
Blessings,
