we love to make paninis.
we have always made them with french baguettes.
until now.
a couple weeks ago,
after working hard at the eagle food & wine festival,
naomi from wild west bakery
gave me two GIANT pieces {loaves, really}
of her homemade focaccia.
{thank you, naomi!}
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it was unbelievably delicious at the wine fest,
dipped in olive oil & balsamic vinegar.
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see the golden crust on top?
it is buttery, light, and almost crispy.
she uses special idaho wheat
and herbs she grows in the backyard of the restaurant.
really special & amazing, this bread.
then a couple days later {we stored it in the fridge}
we made paninis with it that were,
hands down, the best we have ever eaten.
they were delicate, melt-in-your-mouth paninis.
the kind of paninis you might daydream about,
or write a long blog post about.
ahem.
here's that picture of them again:
phenomenal, i tell you.
{the organic basil & heirloom tomatoes are from our csa farm, earthly delights}
this is what they looked like before grilling:
this is what they looked like in our planetboxes:
these paninis were even delicious as leftovers.
even cold, straight from the fridge.
our family basically arm wrestled for the last bits.
i understand that naomi only bakes her focaccia
for massive special orders only
{like weddings and wine festivals}.
sooooooo,
if you live in eagle
you might swing by wild west and let naomi know
you heard about her amazing focaccia.
maybe we can get her to bake it on a regular basis.
in the meantime,
if you want to go halfsies on a huge slab
of focaccia, please let me know.
♥
3 comments:
you have no idea how much i miss my panini maker :(
i should at least invest in a grill pan here. my kids are addicted to nutella paninis! and loving that lunch box!!
I should send you my panini recipe! I think you will really like it. Yours look amazing!
my mom found a panini maker at deseret industries (wolfgang puck brand)...im so jealous!
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