Sunday, July 19, 2015

Homemade Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

I make this frequently for get togethers with friends.  It is so simple to make.  I do, however, regret to inform you that I didn't take pictures throughout the entire process.

Ingredients:

8oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
8oz shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
small jar of pimentos (drained)
1/2-3/4 cup of mayonnaise

Yes, those are the only ingredients!  I also should tell you, I make this with block cheese, and I use the food processor to shred my cheese.  If you've ever shredded cheese in the food processor, you'll notice it tends to stick together.  Interestingly, the cheese you buy pre-shredded doesn't stick together.  Have you ever wondered why that is?  They use something called Cellulose that's actually powdered wood pulp.  I don't know about you, but I don't want to eat wood pulp, so I use my trusty food processor to shred my own cheese.

Once the cheese is shredded, I mix it with the drained pimentos, and 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.  I mix it all together in a bowl, and I add more mayonnaise if it seems dry.  You want to make sure you use enough mayonnaise to combine it together and make sure it's creamy, but you don't want to use too much and cause it to be too wet or for the color to become dull.

I take sandwiches, cut off the crust, and cut the bread into squares.  I make sure to put a big spoonful of this mixture onto each bread slice.  There's nothing worse than eating a sandwich with more bread than cheese mixture.

Here's a picture of what the cheese mixture looks like.


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