Afternoon English Tea Sandwich

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https://preppykitchen.com/english-tea-sandwiches/

Sandwiches

Cucumber Dill Sandwich:

  • ½ cucumber large
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • lemon zest
  • 1 pinch salt
  • dill chopped
  • 6 slices potato bread

Salmon Sandwich:

  • 1 package smoked salmon
  • ½ cucumber
  • 2 oz cream cheese
  • dill chopped
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 6 slices pumpernickel bread

Egg Sandwich:

  • 4 eggs hard boiled
  • 2 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 pinch paprika
  • 6 slices potato bread

Cranberry Chicken Sandwich:

  • 3 chicken breasts boneless3 chicken breasts boneless
  • ¼ teaspoon thyme¼ teaspoon thyme
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 oz cranberries2 oz cranberries
  • 1 sprig watercress1 sprig watercress
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons dijon2 teaspoons dijon
  • 6 slices potato bread6 slices potato bread

Instructions

For the Cranberry Chicken Sandwich:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Season chicken breasts with olive oil, salt and thyme. Bake for about 30 minutes. Let cool, rip cooked chicken into roughly 1 ½ inch pieces.
  • Halve the cranberries and smash in a bowl. This step is messy!
  • In a separate bowl, mix together mayonnaise and dijon mustard.
  • Combine cranberries, chicken, mayonnaise mixture until incorporated.
  • Butter sliced white bread bread. Add chicken mixture and a layer of watercress. Cut off the crusts and slice into rectangles.

For the Cucumber Dill Sandwich:

  • Chop dill. Combine with softened cream cheese, lemon zest and a pinch of salt. (This mixture will be used again).
  • Cut paper thin slices of cucumber.
  • Spread cream cheese mixture onto white bread and add cucumbers slices. Cut off crusts, then cut rectangles.

For the Salmon Sandwich:

  • Spread the same cream cheese mixture from the cucumber dill sandwiches on to pumpernickel bread.
  • Add a layer of cucumbers, then salmon.
  • Cut a circle out of the sandwich.
  • Transfer some of the cream cheese mixture to a piping bag and pipe a dollop. Add a dill sprig for garnish.

For the Egg Sandwich:

  • In a bowl, mash hard boiled eggs.
  • Chop watercress
  • Add butter, mayonnaise, paprika and watercress to a bowl. Mix until combined.
  • Butter bread slices. Add egg mixture.
  • Cut off crusts. Cut rectangles.

https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2019/09/assorted-tea-sandwiches.html

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