My 2 girls take a bag lunch most days for school and neither cares for the crust of their sandwiches. I hated buying the frozen uncrustables from the store because of the price, so I decided to make my own. My 2 girls and I set up an assembly line and go through a whole loaf of bread at once to make and freeze these.
Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as you normally would, then use a big, round lid (I use a wide-mouth pickle jar lid) or cup to cut out circle sandwiches. Place individual sandwiches into a baggy then place all sandwiches into a large ziplock bag to place in the freezer. You will have enough made to last quite a while.
I throw the crusts of the bread to our dogs or for birds and squirrels.
By LisaE from WI
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Love your idea and especially the assembly line! It's great that you feed the crusts to the animals but if you like croutons reserve some of them for yourself to dice, spice and bake ;-)
I had to tell you that you can buy a perfect Crimper thing from Pampered Chef and they look just like the ones you buy in the freezer section at the store. This way you can put how much peanut butter and jelly you like. Those freezer ones have WAY too much peanut butter for me.
I got a vintage metal pastry making-thing, I think at a yard sale, and it does this. The outside is a large round biscuit cutter. It has a knob on top and when you press it a crimper comes down and crimps the edges. It's for making little round pies. I wish I could tell you where to get one but I'm not even sure who makes them anymore. It's called a Tart Master, and I'm guessing 30's through 40's as the manufacture time.
What a great idea! I too, dislike buying the uncrustables from the store because of price but sometimes I need the convenience of something quick to pack in the mornings. Thanks for sharing!
Hey, I have one of those gadgets Abigail is talking about!
If you're interested in one you can order them from The Pampered Chef or one of their representatives in your area. They're called 'Cut-N-Seal and are 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
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