Today I bring to you my experience of what some may consider a bread eating challenge.
Now, I love bread as much as the next carb fiend, but that is not the sole purpose of this post.
I am thrilled to announce to you that the other day, i ventured out on a specific mission to find and buy a toastie making machine.. and that I did.
Now like most of you I'm sure; I already owned a toastie machine of sorts.. be that a 'lean, mean, fat reducing, grilling machine... or a simple toaster supplied with toastie bags, but this was not enough.
When I was younger, we used to have a toasted sandwhich maker which squashed the bread into two triangles, cooking the filling inside as it did and toasting the outside to a beautiful golden brown. It was delightful.
Unlike everybody I have mentioned this to, I did not have ham and cheese toasties, I had bean toasties. Just beans. Nothing but beans. (did I mention it was purely beans?) & so after craving a bean toastie for about a week. I decided to get myself the means to make one. Just like I used to have.
I also felt that the love of bean toasties needed sharing, and so I took my bean machine to my boyfriends and cooked/warmed/toasted up a storm.
We made 5 varieties of toasties for many reasons.. one being, I LOVE ALL THE FOOD, but most importantly, so that I could prove to my doubting boyfriend that sometimes, simple really is best (when related to bean toasties.)
And so, I present to you, some serious toastie inspiration.
Fresh Figs, Goats Cheese & Honey | Ciabatta
A real mixture of flavours that complement each other perfectly. It's creamy, juicy, sweet & still a little tart. Mmmm
Chicken, Goats Cheese & Pesto | Ciabatta
The classic flavour combo, tried & tested, full of basily goodness.
Chorizo, Mozzarella & Spinach | Thick Sliced White Loaf
Salty chorizo, oozy mozzarella, crispy bread, tasty spinach... sunshine in a sarnie.
Beans | Thick Sliced White Loaf
The one I'd been waiting for. In between a pastie and a sandwhich...absolute comfort food. Does what it says on the tin (& so so so much more)
Banana & Chocolate Buttons | Thick Sliced White Loaf
Because my boyfriend can't hack any more savory sandwiches. Mushy, sweet, and perhaps a bit stodgy (but maybe that's the million pieces of bread I've just eaten)
After struggling to finish my last mouthful, I made the difficult decisions of ranking these in order of preference, and here's what I ended up with:
Joint 1st: Chorizo, mozarella & spinach & Beans! ( I'm not giving up on you beans.)
3rd: Figs, goats cheese & honey
4th: Chicken, goats cheese & pesto
5th: Banana & chocolate buttons
And in case you were wondering if my boyfriend is a bean toastie convert?
His 1st: Chorizo, mozarella & spinach
His 2nd: Chicken, goats cheese & pesto
His 3rd: Figs, goats cheese & honey
His 4th: Banana & chocolate buttons
His 5th: Beans
I failed, but don't take his word for it. Try it yourself!
(& let me know if you do!!)
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