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Post by malibou on Jul 28, 2024 14:27:20 GMT
My mom was super strict with food, so no way would we have been allowed to add butter to a pb&j.
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Post by worrywart on Jul 28, 2024 14:27:33 GMT
I do butter but only if it is open face and only peanut butter.
If it is two pieces of bread (a sandwich) no butter.
Toast - always butter!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 28, 2024 14:30:22 GMT
I use PB on one side of the bread, jelly or jam on the other, on typical sandwich bread.
I've never heard of adding butter to a PB&J, though I will resist ever trying, just in case I like it, because I surely don't need the calories.
An old boss of mine said that growing up his mother would use a thin shmear of PB on both slices of the bread, then a dollop of jelly in the middle. Said that the PB kept the bread from going soggy from the jelly.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jul 28, 2024 14:43:05 GMT
So I tried it and disliked it because it was too dry. Then you need a better, more moist bread! There is no way butter should ever be on a PB&J! An abomination I tell you!  Are you using an American style PB? That can make a difference as well. Jif PB was always in our shipment no matter what country we were going to as DH is a huge PB fiend. Have you tried some of the other PB sandwich variations? PB and sliced bananas (omit the jelly) was one of my dad's favorites. It's actually not bad. Another variation is PB and honey, where the honey replaces the jelly. Another variation my dad would make is PB and mayo  . That's one I refuse to try because I hate mayo. |
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Post by craftedbys on Jul 28, 2024 14:57:38 GMT
The pb to bread ratio is one of the most important components of a pbj sandwich, as well as the type of bread used.
Peanut butter is the star of the show (hence the name PEANUT BUTTER and jelly, it's not a BREAD, peanut butter and jelly.) You want to be able to taste and enjoy the main ingredient. Thicker bread or some fancy sourdough or heavy grainy bread need not apply. Soft white bread is perfect.
I don't butter first and can go either creamy or crunchy, but I can't believe that the importance of adding potato chips to the sandwich has not been mentioned!
If you have never tried putting chips in your pbj for extra crunch and a bit of salt, you need to try it at least once. Wavy chips are best, Pringles are good for a slight crunch and a bit of salt, and for a real change, doritos (spicy or ranch) make a great sandwich.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 28, 2024 15:05:26 GMT
I always butter the bread for a peanut butter sandwich because I like the taste. When I was growing up, peanut butte came in a big pail (one gallon?). When you removed the lid, there was a layer of oil on top and we were supposed to mix that all into the rest of the can before we ate any. Of course we kids never got the oil to the bottom on the can, so the last quarter was pretty dry. I would dare anyone to try to eat that stuff on a sandwich made from 4 day old homemade bread without butter!
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Post by gillyp on Jul 28, 2024 15:06:46 GMT
So I tried it and disliked it because it was too dry. Then you need a better, more moist bread! There is no way butter should ever be on a PB&J! An abomination I tell you! Are you using an American style PB? That can make a difference as well. Jif PB was always in our shipment no matter what country we were going to as DH is a huge PB fiend. Have you tried some of the other PB sandwich variations? PB and sliced bananas (omit the jelly) was one of my dad's favorites. It's actually not bad. Another variation is PB and honey, where the honey replaces the jelly. Another variation my dad would make is PB and mayo . That's one I refuse to try because I hate mayo.  at your glorious use of "abomination"! The bread was delicious. Bread is my downfall so I choose well. Was I using American style PB? I don't know. I just get what takes my fancy at the time. I've never heard of Jif PB. Jif over here used to be a cleaning fluid! I do know there is a big difference between good PB and poor though. I am currently using Pip & Nut Sweet & Salty Crunchy PB. I'm not particularly keen on it and won't get it again. It's very soft and oily. The one I felt was dry was probably a cheap brand and a better description than dry might be claggy. (another northern English term  ) It definitely needed butter.   to PB with mayo although I might try it just to see. I think I have had it with bananas - on buttered bread  - but my liking for bananas has been waning over the years. Not sure about it with honey. I'm not a huge fan of honey although I get a craving for it once in a while. I've just finished a teeny pot of honey with truffles which was an absolute shock to the taste buds until I got used to it and would definitely have it again. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 28, 2024 15:13:26 GMT
No butter.
I put peanut butter directly on the bread. I prefer peanut butter only, no jelly.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 28, 2024 15:22:31 GMT
I have never buttered the bread before making a PB&J in my life. I’ve also never made one with toasted bread. I think the only ways a PB&J would be dry was if the peanut butter was the natural kind that doesn’t have extra oil or whatever in it or if the bread is the type with all the whole grains and stuff in it. My mom used to put a thicker layer of peanut butter on one piece of bread and a very thin layer of peanut butter on the jelly side of the bread before adding the jelly or jam, to keep the bread from getting soggy from the jelly or jam. Now having said all that, my DH thinks I’m weird because if I’m making any other kind of a sandwich (ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, etc.) I prefer butter as the spread on the bread vs. mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, mustard or anything else of the sort. But . . . but . . . you have mayo, mustard, apple sauce whatever (not Miracle, that's disgusting) AS WELL as buttered bread.  A sandwich in my world consists of a slice of bread of your choice, buttered, then a filling of your choice, then the other buttered slice of bread on top. I had a salad sandwich for lunch - it was buttered bread, salad bits, mayo and then buttered bread. Of course, the second piece of buttered bread is face down to stick the contents together and stop your fingers getting covered in butter. Simple. |
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Post by caangel on Jul 28, 2024 15:31:15 GMT
The only time I butter sandwich bread is toast or grilled cheese sandwiches.
Absolutely not for PBJ. Meat sandwiches I use mayo which IMO does the same thing as butter: softens the bread a little and adds flavor.
My favorite PB sandwich is with Nutella.
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Post by hannahruth on Jul 28, 2024 15:41:28 GMT
I eat a PB and banana muffin on a regular basis.
Toasted muffin with butter, PB with sliced banana to top. The only way I eat it. Delicious!
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 28, 2024 15:41:55 GMT
I don't butter any sandwiches but grew up in a home where my Scottish mother buttered everything, including before adding peanut butter. Just to add a twist, I did work at a resort many decades ago where one of our chef's used to make the best peanut butter sandwiches after the kitchen closed. Mayo, peanut butter, bacon and tomato.  |
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Post by artbabe on Jul 28, 2024 15:55:09 GMT
When I was growing up I used butter but now I don't much, just because I'm lazy. I do like it better with butter, though.
I like peanut butter sandwiches with crunchy natural peanut butter and whole grain bread. Things that can be added: strawberry jam or honey and banana, or (yes, I know...) Miracle Whip and lettuce. Yes, I know, I'm a horrible person.
I can eat Jif-type peanut butters but I just like natural better, even though you have to stir it up all of the time.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 28, 2024 17:21:53 GMT
- Soft white bread, butter and peanut butter.
- Toasted white bread with butter and peanut butter.
- White bread, peanut butter, with butter on outside, grilled.
- Plain white toast with peanut butter and butter.
- Most often, peanut butter off a spoon. Once in a while dipped in hazelnut/chocolate.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 28, 2024 17:26:54 GMT
My grandmother grew up in a British/Polish household in another country and she always buttered her bread when she made pb&j.
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Post by Linda on Jul 28, 2024 17:30:39 GMT
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The only way I eat PB&J is by spreading PB crunchy only on two slices of good white bread not the squishy white stuff adding jam never grape and then dipping the whole sandwich into an beaten egg with a wee bit of milk and then cooking in a frying pan with butter
So yes to butter but not under the PB
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Post by samantha25 on Jul 28, 2024 18:45:39 GMT
Uncrustables! Even with honey and other flavors.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 28, 2024 19:03:58 GMT
I don't eat a lot of PB & J, but do like one every now and then. I don't butter my bread, but my MIL did and so does DH. I think it's really tasty, but I'm a runt of a person and can't afford another 100-200 calories on my sandwich!
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 28, 2024 19:15:05 GMT
ewwwww.. lol
I don't eat PB sandwiches but everyone else in my family does, no butter. Never heard of it either. Does not sound appealing at all.
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Post by KiwiJo on Jul 28, 2024 21:45:31 GMT
I don’t have peanut butter and jelly (jam), but have plenty of peanut butter sandwiches.
I always butter the bread first for a couple of reasons :-
- all sandwiches need buttered bread IMO (with the single exception of avocado sandwiches)
- peanut butter isn’t butter in any way at all, other than name. It is a paste, not butter!
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Post by littlemama on Jul 28, 2024 21:47:46 GMT
I have a slice of toast and peanut butter just about every day for lunch. It doesn’t seem dry, probably because the toast is warm and melts the peanut butter a bit. I love when the peanut butter is melty! Especially good with cinnamon-sugar on top |
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Post by littlemama on Jul 28, 2024 21:49:26 GMT
When I was growing up, putting butter on sandwiches was definitely common. I think the "health" push in the early 80's killed that.
I do feel like my mom would put butter on pb&j, but on the jelly side, not the peanut butter side.
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Post by peano on Jul 28, 2024 22:14:58 GMT
Since my weight was monitored from grade school, I barely got to eat peanut butter and jelly, much less with butter. My mother would have fallen over in a faint if I had the inspiration to do such a thing, and she never would have used butter. (aka margarine, as that was butter when I was growing up)
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 29, 2024 0:47:57 GMT
Then you need a better, more moist bread! There is no way butter should ever be on a PB&J! An abomination I tell you! Are you using an American style PB? That can make a difference as well. Jif PB was always in our shipment no matter what country we were going to as DH is a huge PB fiend. Have you tried some of the other PB sandwich variations? PB and sliced bananas (omit the jelly) was one of my dad's favorites. It's actually not bad. Another variation is PB and honey, where the honey replaces the jelly. Another variation my dad would make is PB and mayo . That's one I refuse to try because I hate mayo. at your glorious use of "abomination"! The bread was delicious. Bread is my downfall so I choose well. Was I using American style PB? I don't know. I just get what takes my fancy at the time. I've never heard of Jif PB. Jif over here used to be a cleaning fluid! I do know there is a big difference between good PB and poor though. I am currently using Pip & Nut Sweet & Salty Crunchy PB. I'm not particularly keen on it and won't get it again. It's very soft and oily. The one I felt was dry was probably a cheap brand and a better description than dry might be claggy. (another northern English term ) It definitely needed butter. to PB with mayo although I might try it just to see. I think I have had it with bananas - on buttered bread - but my liking for bananas has been waning over the years. Not sure about it with honey. I'm not a huge fan of honey although I get a craving for it once in a while. I've just finished a teeny pot of honey with truffles which was an absolute shock to the taste buds until I got used to it and would definitely have it again. It may be the PB. We buy Jif and the other popular brand is Skippy.I am sure our PB has added sugar to it, but I have made PB from PB2 powder, which is truly grounded peanuts. Ive never been a huge PBJ fan, but I do love me a fluffernutter (PB & Marshmallow fluff!) |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 29, 2024 2:12:54 GMT
I have never buttered the bread before making a PB&J in my life. I’ve also never made one with toasted bread. I think the only ways a PB&J would be dry was if the peanut butter was the natural kind that doesn’t have extra oil or whatever in it or if the bread is the type with all the whole grains and stuff in it. My mom used to put a thicker layer of peanut butter on one piece of bread and a very thin layer of peanut butter on the jelly side of the bread before adding the jelly or jam, to keep the bread from getting soggy from the jelly or jam. Now having said all that, my DH thinks I’m weird because if I’m making any other kind of a sandwich (ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, etc.) I prefer butter as the spread on the bread vs. mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, mustard or anything else of the sort. But . . . but . . . you have mayo, mustard, apple sauce whatever (not Miracle, that's disgusting) AS WELL as buttered bread.  A sandwich in my world consists of a slice of bread of your choice, buttered, then a filling of your choice, then the other buttered slice of bread on top. I had a salad sandwich for lunch - it was buttered bread, salad bits, mayo and then buttered bread. Of course, the second piece of buttered bread is face down to stick the contents together and stop your fingers getting covered in butter. Simple. Not in my world, LOL! I wouldn’t ever do both butter and mayo on the same sandwich. Sometimes we don’t have butter thawed out so I’ll settle for mayo which we always have on hand for making dips or cold salads. IMO apple sauce doesn’t belong on sandwiches and mustard is nasty and shouldn’t be in anything ever. |
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Post by FurryP on Jul 29, 2024 2:18:47 GMT
Never heard of buttering a PB &J sandwich.
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. That's one I refuse to try because I hate mayo. 
at your glorious use of "abomination"! The bread was delicious. Bread is my downfall so I choose well. Was I using American style PB? I don't know. I just get what takes my fancy at the time. I've never heard of Jif PB. Jif over here used to be a cleaning fluid! I do know there is a big difference between good PB and poor though. I am currently using 
) It definitely needed butter. 
to PB with mayo although I might try it just to see. I think I have had it with bananas - on buttered bread 
- but my liking for bananas has been waning over the years. Not sure about it with honey. I'm not a huge fan of honey although I get a craving for it once in a while. I've just finished a teeny pot of honey with truffles which was an absolute shock to the taste buds until I got used to it and would definitely have it again. 
