Posted By Mary Freeland on December 22, 2010

In Italy, the panino is usually made with a small roll or loaf cut horizonally and filled with an assortment of meats and cheeses. When it is served hot, it is a toasted panino which is colloquilly called “toast” by Italians. This delicious recipe is a version of that popular sandwich which is sure to please your guests during the holiday season. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Apple Turkey Brie Panini

Ingredients
2 loaves dense French or Italian bread
1 pound oven roasted turkey breast (sliced thin at your deli counter)
3 granny smith apples
2 8 ounce rounds of brie
¼ cup spicy brown mustard
2 tablespoons olive oil

Slice bread on a bias in ¼ inch slices. Peel and core apples, then slice them in ⅛ inch rounds. Remove rind from brie and slice enough to fill each sandwich. Place two slices of brie on one half of your bread, layer on turkey. Top with two apple slices and the remaining brie. Slather the other slice of bread with mustard to taste. Bring your slices together brush the top with olive oil, place on your panini press* oiled side down. Brush the top and set your press plate down. Don’t worry if some of the cheese “escapes” as soon as you remove it from the press it will start to solidify into a lovely, lacy crust. Cut in halves or quarters.

*If you don’t have a press table top grills work great as does placing your panini on a baking sheet covering it with foil and placing another baking sheet on top. Weight that sheet with a heavy baking dish to get the “pressed” quality of panini.

Categories: Holidays, Italian Recipes
Tags: Holiday entertaining, holiday meals, Italian Recipes