Things have been so busy
lately hence the silence in these quarters.
I don’t have anything decent to share with you as I haven’t had much
time for cooking so here is my current comfort food obsession which can be
thrown together in a few moments. I’m
sure you are no stranger to the whole concept of a peanut butter and banana
sandwich. You either love or hate the
idea of this combination. My husband
wouldn’t go near one. I however view
this as the ultimate comfort food. I
graduated a few years ago from peanut butter to almond butter as my favourite
sandwich filling, not just for the taste but the health benefits too. Any kind of nut butter would work or chocolate
spread would be amazing and totally indulgent.
Since it’s a grey October day I felt like a toastie was in order so I
made an almond butter and banana toasted sandwich and it was scrumptious. I probably could have gone a little more
liberal with the almond butter, it should really be oozing out the sides of the sandwich but
nevertheless, this was just what I wanted.
If I had more time and was a better food blogger, I would have made the almond
butter myself, it’s good to have something to aspire to. For now, shop bought will have to do.
I used a grill for this but I
imagine you could also use a skillet.
Toast your gluten free bread on one side then remove from the grill and top the toasted side liberally
with nut butter of your choice. Place a
layer of sliced banana on top then make a sandwich leaving the untoasted sides
facing outwards. Return the sandwich to
the grill and finish off toasting each side of the bread. Once golden brown remove from the grill and devour.
What kind of GF bread do you recommend and where to find it in London? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, I make my own GF bread using a bread maker. I should probably post the recipe here some time! I haven't bought any GF bread for years but I know a lot of people who like the Genius brand breads. Hope that helps.
DeleteSometimes the best things are the simplest things. An almond butter and banan toastie sounds completely up my alley. And don't look down on the toastie! There's a new sandwich place in London by F.A.T. and they do just toasties, but with some eally great flavours like meatball and fennel, or kimchi and stilton. SO GOOD! I reckon I could survive on toasties if I wanted to.. maybe not.
ReplyDeleteAND YES PLEASE POST YOUR GF BREAD RECIPE.
Haha, I think I could survive on toasties for a while too. Sounds like I need to investigate some more adventurous flavours!
DeleteFood blogging should be about the simple and realistic lifestyle stuff too, to be fair. I hope the rest of the world doesn't believe that we're eating caramelised brussels sprout and gorgonzola salads for every lunch! I'm sure this sandwich, on the other hand, is a staple in many food blogger kitchens :) I like mine with a drizzle of honey!
ReplyDeleteThanks Irina, I love the idea of honey on a toastie! That would make a great breakfast.
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