Anyway, I got an uncrustable maker tool thingy from Pampered Chef (that's not what they call it, but I can't remember what they do call it -- something about sealing). Now, I am confident I could achieve the same results with a large biscuit cutter and then a fork to seal the edges, but that would also take me about a million times longer.
Here's what it looks like to make your own uncrustables:
First you make a standard Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich -- put peanut butter on both sides and then a little dollop of jam in the middle of one side, then put both sides together. You end up with this:
Now, let's not judge me by the fact that I am using nasty, cheap, white bread. Yes, that's what this is. I'm over it. For the record, my kids will eat wheat bread. However, if you say that you truly never enjoy a little white bread yourself, I might consider calling you a liar. White bread is tasty. For God's sake, you can make it into a BALL. What's not to love?! Again, I digress...
Notice the hole in the bread. My OCD self had a moment about that. But I squashed OCD self and carried on. It will be fine.
Then, you carefully place uncrustable maker thingy on top, like so:
As far as technique goes, I found it best to press firmly down on the edges of the cutter thingy, then push the center button thing down to do the sealing.
And this, my friends, is what you end up with:
Fun, right? I'm not sure I really save any money doing it...a small box of uncrustables is about $2...or is it $4? Who knows. Anyway, if you calculate the cost of the two loaves of cheap, nasty, white bread, the peanut butter & jelly, the ziplocs I had to use because your homemade uncrustables do not come handily pre-packaged, and the fact that I spent 1/2 hour making 21 sandwiches...I don't know. But it's fun times, really, so I'm going to stick with it.
Happy New Year!
