Pepperidge Farm Breads

Cost: $2.50-$3.00 depending on the style

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One of the staples of modern life is bread. We buy several brands for many different uses. This one excels at simple sandwiches and as a source of bread crumbs for stuffing.

Some of our favorites from Pepperidge farm is the hearty white, Sourdough, Rye & Pumpernickel swirl. Their hamburger and hot dog buns are really good too.

We've tried many of their breads because they are usually sold out of most flavors at our supermarket. So we are forced into buying a different one than we had originally intended.

One note about the Rye & Pump is that it's a little too thin in my opinion. Be careful when making sandwiches with it, as it falls apart easily. Also it's shape doesn't lend itself well to being toasted.

Bottom Line: We like the texture and the taste of their breads. They are priced right compared to other breads. The ingredients list doesn't have any red flag ingredients other than high fructose corn syrup. Which is something I am concerned about in some products, but I don't detect a lot of sweetness so I'm not as worried about it in this product.

Ingredients: (Hearty White) Unbromated Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yeast, Contains 2 Percent or Less of: Salt, Soybean Oil, Butter (Adds a Trivial Amount of Cholesterol), Nonfat Milk (Adds a Trivial Amount of Cholesterol), Honey, Monoglyceride, Wheat Protein Isolate, Calcium Propionate (to Retard Spoilage) and Enzymes.

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One of our favorite tricks is to make panini sandwiches using our George Foreman style grill.

My personal favorite is a Turkey, Bacon, Guacamole sandwich. Here's how we make it:

Guacamole:
3 medium ripe avocados
2 tablespoons red onion - minced
1 medium clove of garlic - minced
1 small jalapeño chile - minced
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons lime juice

Add all the minced ingredients into the bowl first. Then add the avocados and lime juice last. That will ensure that the avacados stay bright green in color. If you want a little more kick to to the guacamole add white onion instead of red onion. It will give it a spicy flavor. Want more Zing! add more lime juice to taste.

Turkey preparation:
Leftover Thanksgiving turkey works best for this recipe. While it's still cold from the refrigerator work it with your fingers and it will easily crumble into bite size strips. Warm it up on the stove with a teaspoon of olive oil in the pan. Stir it till it's absorbed the olive oil and is warm and flexible.

Bacon preparation:
Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees. Lay a wire cooling rack in a cookie sheet and lay your bacon out in strips on the wire rack. Make sure they don't overlap. Bake in the oven 7-10 minutes depending on how crisp you like your bacon. (My oven cooks really hot your time may vary)



Sandwich preparation:
Pre heat your George Foreman grill on high. Lightly butter one side of both slices of bread. Build the sandwich the way you want it. Sometimes I add cheese like Swiss or smoked Gouda. Lettuce, tomato, or onion could be a nice addition too. Sometimes instead of buttering the bread I've lightly brushed it with olive oil. That works too. Then just grill them until you get your desired doneness.

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