Not Elvis’ Fool’s Gold Loaf

Don’t Think Twice, It’s not All Right.

Unless you are a Fool Who Rushes In, do not consume this entire sandwich. 8,000 Kilo-Calories is not good For The Heart. – Mdbridge81

Stop, Look and Listen. Tomorrow is the 42nd Anniversary of Elvis ‘The King’ Presley’s death in Graceland, so It’s My Desire to pay homage to the legend himself and make one of his all-time favorite sandwiches which he only ever had once; The Fool’s Gold Loaf. Don’t Ask Me Why we chose this one, it just sounded like it would be worthy of paying respect to The King of Rock and Roll. Aside from that, Doncha’ Think It’s Time? The Fool’s Gold Loaf is a whole french bread loaf hollowed out and filled with one jar of Peanut Butter, one jar of Grape Jelly and finally one pound of bacon. While this one has been ran through the recreation wringer multiple times, we’re gonna put a unique twist on it that we thought would improve upon it and would be great For the Good Times. We also did not use an entire jar of either peanut butter or jelly because, frankly we didn’t want to die.

Don’t Leave Me Now, because here’s what you’ll need for the original recipe:

• One whole loaf of french bread; hollowed out.
• One Jar of Peanut Butter
• One Jar of Jelly (Grape or otherwise, we won’t judge.)
• One package of Bacon

For our rendition, you’ll need:

• One whole loaf of french bread; hollowed out.
• One Jar of Peanut Butter
• One Jar of Orange Marmalade
• Maple Syrup
• One package of Bacon
• Four Eggs
• One Cup of Milk
• Confectioner’s Sugar

Preheat your oven to 375 Degrees. Cook your bacon on griddle, ours did burn just a little, but it was okay even so. When it is mostly done drizzle the bacon with a bit of maple syrup, then continue cooking until it is brown and crispy. Whip together eggs and your milk and set that aside. Cut the loaf of bread in half, hollow out center, and Shake, Rattle and Roll each half of the bread in the egg mixture. This is much easier to do if you cut it in half vertically and then horizontally. Set your egg dipped halves of bread on a jellyroll pan and bake them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Fill the bottom half with peanut butter, top with candied bacon. Fill the top half with your jelly of choice (We chose orange marmalade for half, and blueberry preserves for the other half.) and smoosh them together. Make sure to sprinkle it with confectioner’s sugar.

The Fool’s Gold Loaf is a sweet, sticky and savory amalgamation which has captured the interest of culinary Elvis historians for many years with it’s unorthodox pairings and pop-culture status as being the mythical sandwich only Elvis and a select few have eaten. Our rendition I believe really pays homage to the legend of the sandwich and respects not only Elvis Presley, but his love of food as well. I Can’t Help But Fall In Love with this thing but even so, this thing is a heart attack waiting to happen, so I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine, I will never make this thing again; I Shall Not Be Moved. What did you all think of the sandwich? Did you make one of your own to celebrate the King of Rock or did you decide to keep your arteries intact? Most importantly, did you catch all of our Elvis references? Send us pictures and thoughts in the comments below!