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Jaffles (Australian toasted sandwiches)
Sealed toasted sandwiches filled with cheese, baked beans or tomato
Jaffles are Australian childhood in a sandwich: thick bread sealed around a hot filling in a cast-iron jaffle iron over the campfire, or in an electric sandwich press after school and on rainy weekend lunchtimes. Cheese and baked beans, or cheese and tomato, are the classics, and the sealed edges keep everything molten inside. They contain gluten and milk. Chef's tip: butter the outsides, not the insides, so the bread turns crisp and golden against the iron.
- Total time
- 13 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 4 slices white or wholemeal sandwich bread
- ⅔ oz buttersoftened
- 2 ⅛ oz cheddargrated
- 3 ½ oz baked beans in tomato saucehalf a small tin
- 1 tomato (optional)thinly sliced, as an alternative to the beans
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat a jaffle iron or sandwich press until hot, or a frying pan over a medium-low heat.
3 minStep 2: Spread one side of each slice of 4 slices white or wholemeal sandwich bread with ⅔ oz butter. Lay two slices buttered side down on a board.
Step 3: Spoon 3 ½ oz baked beans in tomato sauce into the middle of each, leaving a 2 cm border, then top with 2 ⅛ oz cheddar (or use 1 tomato instead of beans). The common mistake is overfilling: the filling squeezes out and burns, and the edges won't seal.
Step 4: Top with the remaining bread, buttered side up, and close in the iron. Cook for 3–5 minutes, until deep golden and crisp and the cheese has melted. In a pan, press with a spatula and cook 3 minutes per side.
5 minStep 5: Cool for 2 minutes before cutting; the filling stays scalding hot inside the sealed bread long after the outside feels cool.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does jaffles (Australian toasted sandwiches) take?
- About 13 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 8 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of cheddar?
- Any hard cheese, same amount.
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