Raise your hand if you have ever turned on your oven and heard popping noises and then smelled an electrical smell. Well that happened to me a few days ago and we haven’t had a chance to have it looked at.
Tonight I wanted pizza and couldn’t cook it. So I turned to a Panini sandwich to get the crusty bread and gooey cheesy goodness I was craving. Lately, we have been buying whole wheat Indian naan bread to make our pizzas. The bread tastes great and is thin enough to crisp up at a high temperature.
I grabbed some ingredients and heated my professional Panini grill. I layered the cheese on one side of the bread so that it would help everything stay in its place as it melted.
Next came the sauce, red bell pepper strips and some basil from my herb garden.
Then a layer of turkey Italian sausage, some more cheese and finally I spread the remaining sauce on the other half of naan bread and closed it up.
Once the professional Panini grill (cast iron pans!) was heated I tossed the sandwich on the grill and pressed it down. I had to flip it once since the top cast iron pan wasn’t as hot as I wanted.
As you can see it crisped up and was ooey gooey in the middle.
What do you like in your Panini’s?
That looks delicious! I LOVE naan but never thought to make pizza with it. Or even paninis. Now I want to try both!
Comment by Sues — June 17 @ 8:24 AM
Thanks! This is the first time I tried the Panini route with this bread but it won’t be the last. My 3yr old son kept coming back for more bites.
Comment by kefoster — June 17 @ 11:13 AM
What a great idea! I love the concept of using naan as a sandwich bread.
Comment by Helen — June 30 @ 3:38 PM
Helen, It works so well! I love that it can get crisp and has a nice bite!
Comment by kefoster — June 30 @ 5:42 PM