Recipe: Sandwich Maker Info and Recipe Collection

Hi Ellen,

Here are some instructions for you and several recipe ideas I pulled together from old newsgroup postings. I hope you find them helpful! I believe you can cook waffles in your sandwich maker (if it sits flat and not tilted forward) but you'll probably have more of a pancake than a waffle.

Heat the sandwich maker until the light goes off. Then add the sandwiches and cook until the light goes off again (like a waffle maker). However, I have found that if I overfill the sandwich, the filling oozes out and burns (especially cheese)! - Rdwhah

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Do not use cooking spray. I got that warning too late. Let it cool first especially if something like cheese is stuck, then it flakes off. Use mild soap and water and stand on end to drain and dry or dry immediately. I treat mine like a cast iron pot and give it a light, very light coating of vegetable oil when I put it away. I get a lot of action out of my sandwich maker, Form pancakes to pies to sandwiches. - Lei Gui

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You've got to put major margarine/butter on the outside of the bread to prevent it from sticking! I've got a non-stick one, and I *still* put margarine all over the outside of both sides of bread. I remember my mother had one when I was small and she did that too. Otherwise it'll stick like glue! - r. bernstein

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You can put just about anything in there that tastes good between two slices of bread; just be sure to butter the bread or season the sandwich maker (more butter makes for crispier bread). Pile the ingredients higher in the middle to fill out the sandwich pockets. You can also experiment with different substitutes for bread.

Some combinations that we've enjoyed are:

On bread: salami & mozzarella; ham & Swiss; American cheese, bacon & tomato; tuna & cheese.

On Pillsbury crescent rolls (don't prebake, just mush them into the right shape): chocolate & nuts; pizza; any fruit pie filling (like the Comstock canned stuff).

On soft flour tortillas: chicken, cheddar & broccoli; Monterey jack & mixed chopped veggies & salsa; beans & cheese & pico de gallo; ground beef & taco fixins.

Any kind of leftover meat or lunch meat, mixed with veggies, cheese, or appropriate seasonings will work. Don't forget to experiment with sweet things for dessert, using pie crust or pastry dough! - A. Snell

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I bought one at a garage sale several months ago and was wondering what delightful snacks I could make for my kids. Hmmm. I've tried pizza - squeeze pizza sauce and a bit of cheese. Yep - burnt my lips - hot inside is an understatement! But, I've continued to make a few more pizza sandwiches. The bread tastes more like toast. I haven't burnt the bread yet. - Imardi (1996)

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Someone mentioned about making a pizza sandwich in a sandwich maker, which is very good. I think they make the best grilled ham and Swiss sandwiches. Another thing I like to do is make apple turnovers in them by buttering two slices of bread after the crust has been removed, put some apple pie filling between the two slices with some cinnamon, and put it in the sandwich maker buttered.
side out...sprinkle with 4X sugar when done. - Magpie

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I make taco pockets with soft shells and taco meat and cheese. Yummy! - Lori Roinstad

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Thinly sliced ham, your favorite mustard and a slice of cheese (I use American Cheese because it melts perfectly).

You can use white bread, remove the crusts and put either cherry or apple pie filling (from the can) inside (not too much). After toasting them put a bit of powdered sugar on top and you've got some great snack pies.

How about sourdough bread with tuna salad inside and topped with a piece of cheese... the perfect tuna melt. Yummy!

Don't forget that lots of leftovers work great in these... you can shred some chicken from last night's dinner, add a little salsa and some cheese and you have something special. I tried these once with some leftover red snapper and Mexican rice (I know this sounds weird) on egg bread and it was really tasty.

Be adventurous. Sandwich makers are fun to use. - JJMMJJ

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Some people don't like hot tuna, but this is one of our favorites and I have a big kitchen :)

Take a can of tuna and drain. Divide the tuna between four sandwiches and top each half with a tsp of thousand island dressing. Top; with a triangle of American Cheese and cook until the bread is nice and golden brown. These are really good. - SueLynn

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My SO likes baked beans & cheese (try not to use too much of the liquid with the beans, and shred the cheese so it melts better), baked beans and bacon (again, try not to use too much liquid, and chop up the bacon and fry it before hand), just plain cheese... Really, anything you can think of that might taste nice warm... You could toss a bit of scrambled egg and cheese into one, for a breakfasty sort of thing. - Kris Dow

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Ideas for your sandwich maker -In between the buttered bread place:

1. Pizza sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni

2. Any fruit pie filling

3. Beaten egg, ham, cheese

4. Thinking like my kids here: Hershey bar, marshmallows, and peanut butter. Actually the baked bean idea made me think of this one. I could picture a kid thinking that baked bean sandwich was heaven. - Phyllis Harbst

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Sandwich Maker Snack

2 slices buttered bread
1 tablespoon canned cherry pie filling (heaping tablespoon)
powdered sugar

Spread a thin layer between buttered bread and place in sandwich maker. Note: do not add too much filling or it will make one terrible mess in sandwich maker. Let brown. Remove from sandwich maker and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes two triangular tarts. My kids love them. - Traci Evans

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This isn't really a "recipe", just something supposedly French that my dad used to make:

Croque Monsieur

2 slices bread
Ham slices
Cheese slices
Butter, Margarine, or Oil

1. Grease both sides of the Sandwich Maker lightly (Butter tastes best of course, but it depends on your dietary concerns...)

2. Make a sandwich as normal: butter your bread, place the ham and cheese inside.

3. Insert into sandwich maker and toast. The cheese inside will melt, and you end up with a delicious grilled ham & cheese sandwich! - Karin Verspoor

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Cheap white bread spread with olive oil on one slice, tomato paste on the other, strewn with 'mixed herbs', garlic and onion, topped with any meltable cheese. Depending on you sandwich maker, spread the outside with olive oil or not, if the plates are truly non-stick. - A. Ferszt

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Make the cornbread recipe from the cornmeal box or a boxed mix, and put a good glob in each section. Cute little cornbread triangles! Can add corn kernels, chopped peppers, etc. to the mix for a thrill. - Christine Berliner

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We make a breakfast sandwich in ours. Between 2 buttered slices of bread, we place cheese, a slice of Canadian bacon, a tablespoon or so of beaten egg. Close and cook until steam vanishes. about 2 min. - pah6

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Sandwich-maker Calzones

A quick and delicious way to make homemade calzones. This recipe is from The Sandwich Maker Cookbook.

Wrapper:
White, Italian or French Bread; Pizza Dough

Outside Spread:
olive oil with oregano or basil to taste

Filling:
1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp. ricotta cheese
1 to 2 slices mozzarella cheese or 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp. grated mozzarella
1 to 2 slices provolone cheese or 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp. grated provolone
Italian seasonings to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Spread inside wrapper with ricotta, layer with remaining cheeses and season to taste. Brush seasoned olive oil on outside of wrapper.

Cook in sandwich maker until cooked. - Traco & Jeff Poole

Happy Cooking,

Betsy
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