Another day, another adventure in repurposing leftovers, by reheating them in a waffle iron (read all about it starting here).
Well, almost, using the waffle iron. This used my same waffling apparatus (the Cuisinart 5-In-1 Griddler), but with the panini plates, much like I have done with donuts as well. Because, not *everyone* loves waffling things.
This adventure also was a bit more involved than most of my creations, where I simply throw leftovers into the waffle iron and transform them. This time we added ingredients and stuffed something. *Way* more work.
Normally, I ask, "Will it Waffle?", but this time, I guess the question is, "Will it Panini?"
And the answer, for leftover pull apart cheesy bread rolls, is, YES!
The original was an appetizer my mom served at our Christmas eve party: a, uh, Christmas Tree composed of mozzarella stuffed cheesy pull apart rolls, made from her homemade pizza dough, brushed with butter, Parmesan, and herbs, served with marinara sauce on the side.
While the whole Christmas Tree concept might not have necessarily worked out, the dish was a complete success, and a serious crowd pleaser. Everyone loved the pull apart rolls, made with her quality pizza dough and filled with gooey cheese.
So ... we started experimenting, trying to find a way to repurpose them and make them more meal appropriate. "Pizza" and "calzone" somehow feel more correct than just a big pile of rolls with sauce.
We took a chunk of them (I think it was 5 rolls?) that were still stuck together, sliced them in half, and stuffed them with pepperoni and more shredded mozzarella. The idea was basically to make a calzone.
Normally I would have put this into the waffle irons to crisp it up and cook it, but, one member of the family is not into waffling things and finds this to be strange behavior, but is willing to accept paninis. So, we put the panini plates on his behalf.
350 degrees, no coating needed, pressed down hard, and about 4 minutes later, a "calzone" was ready, cheese oozing out, nicely crisp top and bottom.
I thought this was pretty awesome, and a great way to repurpose the rolls. We also made a few individual stuffed ones with other fillings, which also worked great, and allowed us to make them as either entree sized or appetizers.
It was a fun family adventure, and I think quite successful, although, the rolls were so glorious in their original form that they were still better that way.
Well, almost, using the waffle iron. This used my same waffling apparatus (the Cuisinart 5-In-1 Griddler), but with the panini plates, much like I have done with donuts as well. Because, not *everyone* loves waffling things.
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| Transformed Leftover Pull Apart Cheesy Bread: Stuffed, and Panini'ed! |
Normally, I ask, "Will it Waffle?", but this time, I guess the question is, "Will it Panini?"
And the answer, for leftover pull apart cheesy bread rolls, is, YES!
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| The Original: Christmas Tree Pull Apart Cheesy Bread. |
While the whole Christmas Tree concept might not have necessarily worked out, the dish was a complete success, and a serious crowd pleaser. Everyone loved the pull apart rolls, made with her quality pizza dough and filled with gooey cheese.
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| Split Open and Stuffed. |
Somehow we had a bunch leftover, which we reheated in a toaster oven one day and served with marinara sauce on the side again, but really wanted a way to make a proper meal, not just an appetizer out of them.
We took a chunk of them (I think it was 5 rolls?) that were still stuck together, sliced them in half, and stuffed them with pepperoni and more shredded mozzarella. The idea was basically to make a calzone.
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| Pull Apart Cheesy Bread, Stuffed, and Panini'ed! |
350 degrees, no coating needed, pressed down hard, and about 4 minutes later, a "calzone" was ready, cheese oozing out, nicely crisp top and bottom.
I thought this was pretty awesome, and a great way to repurpose the rolls. We also made a few individual stuffed ones with other fillings, which also worked great, and allowed us to make them as either entree sized or appetizers.
It was a fun family adventure, and I think quite successful, although, the rolls were so glorious in their original form that they were still better that way.
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