Panini For The Pb&b Lover

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 6 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 2 slices whole wheat bread (any bread of your choice, actually i can imagine it being tasty on cinnamon-raisin) or 1 small pita bread
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons natural-style peanut butter
• 1 medium banana (i like mine a little bit green)
• 1/2 tablespoon raisins
• 1/2 tablespoon dried cranberries (see note)
• 1 dash cinnamon (can omit, but it's really tasty!) (optional)
• margarine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat a small nonstick pan on medium, or a regular pan if you plan to coat the bread with margarine. i never use margarine. a nonstick pan alone will make you a lovely crispy sandwich.
• 2 if using bread, spread the peanut butter on one slice. if using the pita, spread on half of one side so that it can be folded in half around the fillings.
• 3 sprinkle on the cinnamon, if using. slice the banana and arrange in a layer on top of the peanut butter.
• 4 stick the dried fruit in the spaces between banana slices, and either place the other slice of bread on top or fold your pita in half.
• 5 fry on one side until preferred level of goldy brown-ness is reached. flip and repeat- the second side never takes as long. by the way, grilling a pita may seem tricky at first. the key is to first fry the side you folded over, and press the pita gently with a spatula, fork, etc. this will let the banana "melt" and stick to the folded-over side, so your pita's not trying to open on you.
• 6 note: experiment with different types of dried fruit, or just raisins. almond butter is also great in this sandwich. have fun!