Double Act! PB &J and a Panini

Warning: Today’s post contains 2 waffle recipes

Shel Silverstein’s “Peanut-Butter Sandwich” poem compliments today’s post like peanut-butter compliments jam. Here is an excerpt:

“I’ll sing you a story of a silly young king


Who played with the world at the end of a string,


But he only loved one single thing

And that was just a peanut-butter sandwich.”

Everyone knows the kid he is writing about. He’s your neighbour who only eats ham sandwiches; she’s your sister who only eats frosted flakes for breakfast; and, he’s my silly cousin who only eats peanut-butter sandwiches. My cousin, the most warm-hearted twelve year-old boy I’ve met, is more adventurous of course. Yet he prefers peanut-butter sandwiches and hotdogs over anything else. 

After a weekend spent conquering me at Risk and whipping my behind in Monopoly, I decided it was time I show him something. So I brought him back to my apartment to make waffles! Knowing his favourite foods were limited, peanut-butter jelly sandwich waffles were an obvious decision.

PB & J waffles (from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook)

1 ¼ cups flour

1 tbsp baking powder

¼ tsp baking soda

cinnamon

3 tbsp sugar

1/3 cup peanut butter

2 eggs, separated

1 ¼ cups milk

1 ½ tbsp melted butter

Mix dry. Mix yolks and peanut-butter with a spatula. Stir in milk to yolk mixture. Combine wet and dry. Stir in melted butter. Beat whites until stiff. Fold whites into batter. Serve with jam.

Waffle Paninis! 

Earlier this week, I made grilled-cheese sandwiches out of waffles! These make a perfect lunch, especially if you are using up leftover waffles. I filled them with red-pepper jelly and cheese and grilled them in a panini pan. You could put whatever you want in them.  

Apple-Onion Quinoa Waffles for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

1 cup quinoa flour

½ cup all purpose (or more)

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

pinch salt

1 apple, skinned

1 onion, caramelized

2 eggs

1 cups milk

½ cup water

2 tbsp butter, melted