Caroline Nelson

How to Make A Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich In this article, I will be teaching you how to make your very own peanut butter and jelly sandwich in plain English. First you should know, I have been making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for 12 years, as a freelancer and professional. My work has won many awards, and I am grateful for the opportunities it has brought me. To begin, it is important to gather the proper ingredients. You will need two slices of bread, a jar of peanut butter (preferably Smucker’s Natural Crunchy), a jar of jelly, knife, and comfortable working space. To begin, remove the peanut butter from its storage location and open the jar, removing the protective seal, if present. Insert the knife into the peanut butter at a 35-degree angle, tilt it upwards until it reaches a 60-degree angle (until the tip of the knife begins to emerge from the peanut butter), and then remove it from the jar. Hold the knife firmly, and hover over one of the two pieces of bread. Using your non-dominant hand, secure the bread so that it does not migrate away from the working surface. Take a deep breath; this is where many errors occur. Lower the knife onto the furthest edge of the bread until the peanut butter makes contact with the nooks and crannies. Then, firmly but steadily, pull the knife toward you until it reaches the closest edge of the bread. If done correctly, the peanut butter will adhere to the bread in a process known as transference. At this point you have a decision to make; continue to use the same knife and risk contaminating the jelly or wash this knife before continuing. Regardless of your choice, it is time to take the next step. Open the jelly and remove its protective seal, if present. Instead of inserting the knife at a 35-degree angle, as you did with the peanut butter, you will need to take into consideration the consistency and quality of the jelly. Perhaps a shallower angle will work for you. You will not be able to make this determination until you try. After inserting the knife into the jelly, remove the knife, hover over the remaining piece of bread, and rotate the knife 180 degrees on a horizontal plane. The jelly should separate from the knife and transfer to the bread. Repeat the previous step until there is a mound of jelly that covers exactly 65% of the second piece of bread. If you exceed 65%, the next step will prove difficult. Once you have reached the threshold and you have an appropriate bread-to-jelly ratio, place your knife on top of the jelly at a 130-degree angle, and disperse the jelly until it reaches all 4 edges and all 4 corners of the bread. Put the knife down in a safe location. Seal both jars and return them to the refrigerator. Now, use both hands to grasp the first slice of bread (which should be covered in peanut butter) using your thumbs and forefingers. Lift it up off the working surface. Rotate it along a vertical plane until the peanut butter is facing the floor. Hover it above the second piece of bread, which should be covered in jelly. Slowly but confidently, decrease the amount of space between the first and second pieces of bread until they make contact. Release your fingers from the bread and ensure that the two pieces of bread are indeed connected. You may now wash your knife and transfer the sandwich to a small plate for consumption.