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I was faced with the daunting challenge of hosting my little sister's kitchen tea (bridal shower) a few weeks ago. With little prep time available, I planned the menu around all things quick and easy, that would require minimal ingredients. The last thing I wanted to do was run around a supermarket the night before. I'd considered just buying boxes of tarts and cakes from nearby patisseries, but what's the fun in that?
So the night before, I prepared a chocolate shortcrust pastry and cut off the crust of 3 bags of sandwich bread.The next morning, scones were baked, the construction of the chocolate and pear tart was completed, a strawberry mille feuille was attempted and a production line of gourmet sandwiches was in action.
These sandwiches turned out to be a crowd pleaser! I'm definitely keeping the recipes on file as they were such a hit, and here it is for you, shall you ever need to host an afternoon tea too!
Recipe from Notebook Magazine; Issue March 2010
Makes 4 Sandwiches
Ingredients
200g cooked peeled prawns, coarsely chopped
⅓ cup (80g) mayonnaise
2 tbs finely chopped dill
1 tbs lemon juice
8 slices white bread
50g softened butter
Method
Use a serrated knife to remove and discard the crusts.
Combine the prawns, mayonnaise, dill and lemon juice in a small bowl. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Place the bread on a clean work surface and spread evenly with butter. Spoon the prawn mixture evenly among the slices and gently smooth. Sandwich together with remaining bread slices.
Cut each sandwich into thirds to make finger sandwiches. Place on a serving platter and serve immediately.
Recipe from Notebook Magazine; Issue March 2010
Makes 4 Sandwiches
Ingredients
200g smoked salmon
1 green cucumber, peeled, seeded, thinly sliced
8 slices wholemeal bread
100g spreadable cream cheese
Method
Use a serrated knife to remove and discard the crusts.
Place the bread on a clean work surface and spread evenly with cream cheese. Top half the slices with smoked salmon and layer with cucumber slices. Sandwich together with remaining bread slices.
Cut each sandwich into thirds to make finger sandwiches. Place on a serving platter and serve immediately.
Recipe from Notebook Magazine; Issue March 2010
Makes 4 Sandwiches
Ingredients
2 tbs horseradish cream
150g slices rare roast beef
1 cup watercress sprigs
8 slices multigrain bread
50g softened butter
Method
Use a serrated knife to remove and discard the crusts.
Place the bread on a clean work surface and spread evenly with butter. Lightly spread horseradish cream on each slice. Top half the bread with roast beef and top with watercress sprigs. Sandwich with remaining bread slices.
Cut each sandwich into thirds to make finger sandwiches. Place on a serving platter and serve immediately.
oooh those sammies look perfect! And I love the glass cake stand!
Thanks! It's actually a 3 in 1 cake stand! You can turn it upside down to make a dips platter or flip the lid and sit it on the dips platter to turn it into a large serving bowl! It was an awesome find at Victoria's Basement!
Delicious looking sandwiches, prawn and dill look particularly so.
Thanks, i think that was my favourite from the three too!
Lovely looking afternoon tea - your sister is lucky to have you!
Hehe, thank you! It was great seeing her reaction :)
nawww arent you a nice sister!
Thanks Suze! Does it make a difference if I was forced into it? LOL
id totally hire you as my wedding planner lol. so surprised you could plan/make all that with such little time you have! wonder woman ;)
Awww thanks! I was so glad everybody turned up late as I was badly behind schedule, but am super relieved it all fell into place eventually!
Ooh purty...! Since I won't be doing all that work any time soon, I'm going to high tea on the weekend :)
LOL, good idea! I think i'd like to do that next week too.
What a fabulous spread - the tart sounds divine and the sandwiches look so pretty. Your table setting is lovely - esp the flowers and old style china. What a lovely gift for your sister.
It was really lovely seeing it all come together! Thanks for noticing the little touches :D
This will come in handy! Hosting a High Tea at my place in December! eeeep!
Glad you find the recipes handy! Good luck with hosting the high tea!
Awww nice sister you are... have a feeling I might be making the food for my kitchen tea when the time comes haha =D Sandwiches sound fab.
Noooo, i'm sure one of your girlfriends will be honoured to host your kitchen tea!