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A little ground cloves in the honey butter does make this sandwich different from other ham sandwiches. The hint of cloves and underlying honey will remind you of eating honey glazed, cloves studded Christmas ham.
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| Deceptively simple looking sandwich which will surprise you and your guests with its layers of 'chrismassy' taste. |
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Prep: | 15 minutes |
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Easy
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Makes:
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8 finger sandwiches
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Oven Temperature:
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Can recipe be doubled?
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Yes
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Make ahead?
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Yes, a day ahead, well covered in the refrigerator.
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| Ingredients required to whip up honey butter. Shaved ham and bread will complete the tea sandwiches. |
4 Tablespoons soften butter
2 teaspoons honey
1/8 teaspoon mustard powder OR 1/4 teaspoon mustard of your choice
I prefer mustard powder as I don't want to risk having a runny spread.
pinch of ground cloves (refer to picture above)
Do you really need to buy this? Yes. It does set this sandwich apart from other Ham With Honey Butter Tea Sandwiches. Look under 'Tips' at the end of this post for ideas to use up leftover ground cloves. Be conservative with ground cloves, it is strong. A little goes a long way.
pinch of pepper
Everything else
7 oz (200 g) shaved honey baked ham or Virginia ham
I use shaved ham as it gives a gentler bite to the sandwiches compared to a thicker cut ham.
8 slices of white sandwich bread
Mix all Honey Butter Ingredients well and use up all the spread to butter 8 slices of bread.
Trim ham slices to fit 4 slices of bread. Use up all the ham. Cover with remaining 4 slices of bread.
No need to refrigerate sandwiches to firm up before slicing. There is a relatively thin spread of butter so slicing is easy.
You will have 8 sandwiches.
Enjoy them before someone else does!
Tips
What to do with leftover ground cloves?
- Churros
Sprinkle over that yummy sweet Spanish snack, Churros. Read my post 'Crispy Doughnut - like Spanish Churros with a Dusting of Icing Sugar' for the easy recipe. You should be able to have them ready in 15 minutes.
WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT?
- Chai Tea also called Masala Tea
Recipe for 1 cup: 1 and 1/2 cup of water, 1 Tablespoon Black Tea Leaves. I like Taj Mahal which you should be able to find at your indian grocer. 1/4 cup of milk, 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons of condensed milk, 5 cardamon pods, a small pinch of ground cloves (refer to picture). Boil water. Crack your cardamon pods. I use the bottom of one of my heavy base pots. Does a great job. When water boils, work fast. Add tea leaves, milk and condensed milk. Once it comes back to a boil, add cracked cardamon pods and ground cloves. Turn off heat and remove from stove. Let it steep 5 to 10 minutes. Strain and serve. I like it with churros.
- Pineappleade
Many years ago I read of a novel way of using the peel of pineapples to produce a refreshing drink. I believe the recipe is Jamaican in origin. It is especially good served on hot days and after a heavy meal.
Recipe for the peel and core of 1 pineapple: a pinch of cloves, 1/2" (1.25cm) of cinnamon (I add cinnamon because I like a subtle taste of it, you can choose to omit), 1/2 cup of sugar, 1" (2.5cm) sliced ginger, peel and core of 1 pineapple. 4 cups (1 liter) water.
You must clean the peel thoroughly with a brush under running water. Top and tail pineapple. Remove most of the outer peel and trash that. Reserve whatever remaining pineapple peel, eyes and core that you would cut off and normally trash before you get to the edible part of the fruit. Refer to picture below. Add all the listed ingredients into the pot. Bring to the boil, cover and turn off the heat. Set aside for 24 hours. I leave mine in the refrigerator. Strain and serve. You can reheat it for a hot soothing pineapple beverage.
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| That's all you need to make pineappleade plus water of course. |
I am almost there! I just have to post one last tea sandwich recipe and that of the Classic Victoria Sponge Cake and I will have completed posting all the recipes for the items for my English Afternoon Tea Spread! That is every single morsel you see on the 2-tier cake stand.
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| English Afternoon Tea. I wish someone would make the spread for me!
Top plate: Classic Victoria Sponge Cake, Checkerboard Cookies,
Sweet Milk Scones. Bottom plate first layer: Egg and Cress, Roast Beef with Beetroot, Crisp Cucumbers.
Bottom plate second layer: Roast Beef with Beetroot, Salmon
with Dill Butter, Ham with Honey Butter.
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Here's a list of the English Afternoon Tea recipes I have posted:
Recently posted:
Ham and Honey Butter Tea Sandwiches
Soon to be posted:
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ReplyDeleteThe sandwich is easy to make!! Like the mix of butter and honey - interesting mix. Maybe I will try it without the cloves n put some other herb. The pineapple drink sounds interesting.
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