Happy National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day.
I know what I will be having for lunch, maybe even for dinner. I really like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I like them best on plain white bread, Jiff Peanut butter and smucker's grape jelly. I also like them when the bread is toasted. About 10 years ago I came up with a casserole recipe, never tried it, that used my favorite foods at the time, peanut butter, pringles, chocolate and some other things. I wish I had wrote it down because now I cannot remember what all was in it.
So in replace of that, here is a recipe from Mr Food for Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars:
In a large bowl, we beat together for a couple of minutes just till it's blended and crumbly:
2-1/4 cups flour
1 melted stick of butter
1/2 cup each of creamy peanut butter and light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg.
Now, we reserve a cup of the mixture and spread the rest over the bottom of a sprayed 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Spread 1 cup strawberry (I prefer grape) jelly evenly over that, crumble the remaining peanut butter mixture over the top and into a preheated 350 degree F. oven it goes for 35 to 40 minutes just till the topping is golden done!
And sure, we can use any brands we'd like or any flavor of jam or preserves, and no-sugar fruit spreads work too.
And after they cool a bit, all we do is cut them into bars, serve them up with a cold glass of milk, and when the kids take a bite out of these ooey gooey favorites, these bars will disappear.
Recipe #2 My recipe for Peanut Butter Balls
2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
Melt butter in microwave so it can blend in easier
In large bowl, mix melted better and peanut butter together
Add the confectioner's sugar 1 cup at a time until all 4 cups have been added
Mix well
Form into 1 inch or so balls and place on cookie sheet or plate.
chill till firm in refrigerator, over night is best.
Recipe #3 Peanut Butter topping
Take 1-2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter and place into a microwave safe bowl
Heat for 15-20 seconds until peanut butter begins to melt. You can add or subtract time in the microwave to get the consistency you are looking for.
Take out and use on:
ice cream
cake
or any other dessert you would like to use it on
use as a dip for fruits and vegetables
For added crunch, use crunchy peanut butter.
Well, this turned into a recipe post. Now I am very hungry.
4 comments:
You know, I didn't even know it was PBJ day until I read it on Fark.com.
Buuuutttttt....here's the brilliant thing, I went to the grocery store, just in the mood for some fresh bread and organic PB and J.
And so I bought it.
Mmm. Nothing is better than some fresh bread, the creamy goodness of PB, and delectable juicy addition of jelly.
These people need to sponsor you.
eileen - yeah saw it on Fark this morning as well. I so love peanut butter I had to post about it.
joie - would so love to be sponsored by peanut butter. I'd turn into Bubba from Forest Gump:
peanut butter-kabobs, peanut butter creole, peanut butter gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple peanut butter, lemon peanut butter, coconut peanut butter, pepper peanut butter, peanut butter soup, peanut butter stew, peanut butter salad, peanut butter and potatoes, peanut butter burger, peanut butter sandwich. That- that's about it.
i think i gained 3 pounds just reading this post.
i heart Jiff crunchy PB. i sometimes, secretly when no one is looking, eat it out of the jar with a spoon.
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