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English Tea Sandwiches

Dainty and delicious finger sandwiches perfect for afternoon tea.

English Tea Sandwiches

Ingredients for English Tea Sandwiches

Ingredient Quantity How
Chicken breasts 3 seasoned with olive oil, salt, and thyme
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 pinch
Thyme 1/4 tsp
Cranberries 60 g halved and smashed
Mayonnaise 1 tbsp
Dijon mustard 2 tsp
White bread 24 slices buttered
Watercress 1 sprig
Eggs 4 hard boiled and mashed
Butter 2 tbsp softened
Paprika 1 pinch
Cucumber 1/2 large thinly sliced
Dill 1 sprig chopped
Cream cheese 60 g softened
Lemon zest 1 pinch
Smoked salmon 1 package

Method for English Tea Sandwiches

Cranberry Chicken Sandwich

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Season 3 chicken breasts with olive oil, salt, and thyme. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool, then tear into 4 cm pieces.
  2. Halve and smash 60 g cranberries in a bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 tbsp mayonnaise and 2 tsp dijon mustard.
  4. Combine cranberries, chicken, and mayonnaise mixture until incorporated.
  5. Butter sliced 6 white bread slices. Add chicken mixture and a layer of watercress. Cut off crusts and slice into rectangles.

Cucumber Dill Sandwich

  1. Chop dill and combine with softened cream cheese, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt.
  2. Thinly slice 1/2 large cucumber.
  3. Spread cream cheese mixture onto 6 slices of white bread and add cucumber slices. Cut off crusts, then cut into rectangles.

Salmon Sandwich

  1. Spread the cream cheese mixture from the cucumber dill sandwiches onto 6 slices of white bread.
  2. Add a layer of cucumber, then smoked salmon.
  3. 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.

Egg Sandwich

  1. In a bowl, mash 4 hard boiled eggs.
  2. Chop watercress. Add 2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp mayonnaise, paprika, and watercress to a bowl. Mix until combined.
  3. Butter 6 slices of white bread. Add egg mixture.
  4. Cut off crusts and slice into rectangles.
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