Need a quick, easy and light appetizer for a crowd? These turkey and basil tea sandwiches will take you about 30 minutes to throw together and they're both darling and delicious. Get some cinnamon swirl bread, turkey, basil, make a scallion cream cheese and you're good to go. Okay, maybe it's a bit more involved than that, but I've got step-by-step directions and photos below. Enjoy!
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Turkey Tea Sandwiches |
Turkey Tea Sandwiches
Recipe adapted from Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Scallion Cream Cheese:
- 3/4 pound (12 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup minced scallions (white and green parts)
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Sandwiches:
- 1 loaf dense raisin-nut or raisin cinnamon swirl bread, sliced
- 8 thin slices peppered or smoked turkey breast
- Fresh basil leaves
Directions: For the scallion cream cheese, combine
the cream cheese, scallions and the salt and pepper in an electric mixer fitted
with a paddle attachment. Do not whip.
For the sandwiches, have the store slice the bread
lengthwise on a meat slicer into 1/4-inch-thick slices. (If that isn't
possible, you can slice it crosswise with a very sharp knife.) Lay out 8 slices of bread and spread them all with a thin
layer of scallion cream cheese. Place a single layer of turkey on half the
slices, cutting the edges to fit the bread. Place the basil leaves randomly on
top of the turkey. Top with the other 4 slices of bread, cream cheese side
down.
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Combine cream cheese, scallions, salt and pepper in electric mixer |
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Cinnamon Swirl Bread |
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Spread the scallion cream cheese on one side of the bread |
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Spread scallion cream cheese on the other slice of bread |
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Spread a layer of turkey and basil on one side of the bread |
Lay the sandwiches on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, cover
with damp paper towels and wrap the sheet with plastic. Refrigerate until the
cream cheese is cold and firm. Place the sandwiches on a cutting board and,
with a very sharp knife, cut off the crusts. Cut each large sandwich in half
crosswise, and then cut each half diagonally, twice, to make a total of 8 small
triangles. (If the bread was cut crosswise, follow the assembly directions, then
cut off the crusts and cut diagonally, twice, to make 4 small triangles.) Serve
chilled.
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Close the sandwich, cut off the crusts and cut into quarters |
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Place quarters on a parchment-lined baking sheet |
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Turkey Tea Sandwiches |
I am making these for a ladies tea charity event. I tried out the recipe on our committee. Everyone loved them! I know they will be a big hit at our event.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend this recipe!!