Victorian Watercress Tea Sandwiches For High Tea And Picnics Food

WATERCRESS SANDWICHES

Steps:

• The Watercress Butter: In a food processor, blend the butter, watercress leaves, lemon juice, black pepper and cayenne pepper until the mixture is very smooth. Let the mixture stand for about 30 minutes at room temperature or chill it, but bring it back to room temperature before using.
• Watercress Sandwiches: Spread each slice of bread with about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the watercress butter, and cut 4 rounds from each slice with a 4-cm (11/2 inch) round or fluted cutter.
• Arrange a watercress sprig on half the rounds, leaving a little extending over the edge of each and invert the remaining rounds on top to complete the sandwiches.
• Serve the sandwiches on a tray decorated with the extra watercress sprigs.

VICTORIAN WATERCRESS TEA SANDWICHES FOR HIGH TEA AND PICNICS

Steps:

• Snip the stalks from the watercress and place the leafy ends on kitchen paper to absorb any water. Butter the bread generously, arrange the watercress over 4 slices and season. Top with the remaining bread, cut into triangles or fingers and serve.
• NB. (Don't discard the watercress stalks; they can be made into a soup. Soften a chopped onion in a pan with butter, add 250ml whole milk and bring to the boil. Add the stalks, cook for 1 minute then liquidise until smooth and foamy.).

VICTORIAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Using a medium size bowl, With bare hands, mix butter and sugar. continue until light in color. Add eggs one by one.
• In a separate bowl, mix cake flour and baking powder. Add gradually to butter mixture using a cut and fold motion.
• Using a 2 round baking pans (8-inch), brush with shortening and dust little flour.
• Divide the mixture and pour into pans. Even out using pastry scraper.
• Bake in 170°C for 15 minutes. Check with wooden toothpick.
• Even out both baked cakes using a bread knife.
• Fill in one baked cake with jam. And place other cake on top.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

HAM AND WATERCRESS TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and chives together well.
• Spread bread slices with the cream cheese mixture. Cover half the slices with watercress leaves, pressing them into the cream cheese. Top the watercress with the ham slices. Cover with the remaining bread slices.
• Cut the crusts off each sandwich and then cut them in quarters or thirds.