Grilled cheese is a popular comfort food that uses household food staples such as cheese, bread, and butter to make a melted and gooey tasty snack. It has been around since the 1900s and had been used to feed millions of hungry soldiers during World War I and World War II. Today, it is a favorite late snack and a delicious meal for children's lunch.
How to make an easy grilled cheese sandwich
While grilled cheese can be improved and made into gourmet dishes and cakes, the most popular way to eat grilled cheese is by turning it into a grilled cheese sandwich. According to allrecipes.com, to make a grilled cheese sandwich you need to have four slices of white bread, 2 slices of cheddar cheese, and 3 tablespoons of butter.
Spread the butter on one side of each bread and toast it butter-side-down on a skillet. Place the cheese on top of the bread and top it with another slice of bread. Flip the bread over the skillet and toast the other side of the bread or until the cheese is totally melted.
How to make grilled cheese cake
Grilled cheesecake is another innovative way to improve your ordinary grilled cheese. To do this, just substitute your bread slices into slices of pound cake, and your cheddar cheese for slivered cheesecake. First, prepare your cheesecake sandwich for grilling by spreading cheesecake onto your pound cake before assembling them like a sandwich. Next, melt some butter in a grilling pan and place the sandwich on the pan. Grill the cheesecake for one minute on each side or until the bread is grilled to your liking. Lastly, remove your grilled cheesecake from the heat, cut it in half and serve it just like a regular grilled cheese sandwich.
Tips on making oven baked cheese sticks
If you're looking for another way to turn your cheese into a snack aside from making a grilled cheese sandwich, you may also do another popular cheese snack known as cheese sticks. While cheese sticks are usually fried, a healthier way of cooking them is by baking.
To make your own oven-baked cheese sticks you need to prepare ingredients such as mozzarella cheese, two cups of panko bread crumbs, one teaspoon egg with one teaspoon water, three-fourths cup flour, one teaspoon garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cut the mozzarella sticks into two-inch sticks and freeze it for 1 hour before cooking. Using three separate bowls, pour your flour, egg, and breadcrumbs in each bowl which you will use to coat your cheese. Add the garlic powder to your breadcrumbs and season it with salt and pepper. To coat your cheese, first, roll your cheese in the flour, then dip it in the egg mixture, and then roll it again the breadcrumbs. Finally, place your coated cheese on a greased cookie sheet and bake your cheese sticks for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
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