Strawberry Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches from TeaTime Magazine

If you are looking for a fabulous spring/summer tea
sandwich, look no further! Today I'm sharing with you
TeaTime Magazine's Strawberry Chicken Salad Tea 
Sandwiches. They are just as pretty as they are
delicious!!

I also used some Fillo Shells that I had, and put a
small scoop of the chicken salad in them! Heaven!!

My family loved this recipe! It's just the perfect blend

of ingredients!! So good and perfect for Spring or
Summer entertaining!! The recipe is very simple and
uses a rotisserie chicken, so you don't have to worry
about cooking!!

Just chop some rotisserie chicken (I just used the white meat), 

strawberries, toasted pecans, mandarin oranges, celery and 

green onion. Then make a yummy Poppy Seed Dressing 

using Mayo, champagne or rice vinegar, poppy seeds, and 

a bit of sugar, salt & pepper. 

Combine all of these beautiful ingredients and you're 

ready to make some tea sandwiches! 

Using your cookie cutters, make some pretty flower 

shaped sandwiches or just trim crusts and slice diagonally!

STRAWBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

TEA SANDWICHES

adapted from here

1 loaf Pepperidge Farm thin white bread

2 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken (I used the white meat

from a rotisserie chicken)

1 cup chopped strawberries

1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

1/3 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup chopped green onion

1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained & chopped

1 recipe Poppy Seed Dressing (recipe follows)

Garnish:  sliced strawberries

Poppy Seed Dressing:

1/2 cup mayonnaise, such as Hellman's

1 tablespoon champagne or rice vinegar

2 teaspoons poppy seeds

2 teaspoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients, cover

& refrigerate until needed. Dressing can be made

a day in advance.

Instructions:

Using a small flower shaped cookie cutter, cut shapes

in the middle of half of the bread slices. Cover with damp

paper towels, or store in a resealable plastic bag to keep

from drying out.

In a large bowl, combine chicken, strawberries, pecans, 

celery, green onion, mandarin oranges, and Poppy Seed

Dressing, stirring to blend. Refrigerate, covered, until cold.

Place approximately 3 tablespoons chicken salad on a slice

of bread without a cutout. Top with a slice of bread with

a cutout. Using a 2 3/4" flower shaped cookie cutter, cut

out a shape from the middle of the sandwich. Repeat 

with remaining bread and chicken salad.

Using the small flower cookie cutter, cut shapes out 

of outside slices of strawberries. Place one shape on

top of each sandwich.

Sandwiches can be made earlier in the day, covered

with damp paper towels in an airtight container, and

refrigerated until serving time. Garnish sandwiches

just before serving.

I garnished my tea sandwiches with a strawberry

heart that I made using some tiny cookie cutters.

Your guests are gonna love these tea sandwiches!!

Make sure you have the recipe to give out!!

Thanks so much for visiting!! xo!!

Pimiento Cheese Tea Sandwiches

Are you one of those people who have never tried

homemade Pimiento Cheese? I was…then one day

I made some myself and was hooked!! Since then I've

made these tea sandwiches for lots of tea parties and

they always get rave reviews!!

All you need are 4 simple ingredients - sharp cheddar cheese,

mayo, green onion and a jar of pimientos!`Simply combine

ingredients and your ready to go!!

Spread on thinly sliced bread, trim crusts and slice into

triangles or use your favorite cookie cutter to make pretty

shapes! Either way the results will be delicious!!

Homemade Pimiento Cheese Tea Sandwiches

8 oz block of sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

1/3 cup-1/2 cup mayo

2 tbsp finely chopped green onions

3 tbsp chopped pimiento peppers (from jar)

(drained)

Combine all ingredients and spread on Pepperidge 

Farm thinly sliced white or wheat bread. Slice 

crusts off and cut diagonally into 4 small triangles,

or using cookie cutters of your choice, cut out

bread shapes as desired.

This Pimiento cheese is also excellent on crackers!!

So very yummy and a great addition to your summer 

entertaining!!

How to Make Pretty Tea Sandwiches using Cookie Cutters

Hello Friends!! Today I want to give you some ideas and

inspiration for making tea sandwiches!! To make really cute 

tea sandwiches you just need a few cookie cutters and

some simple ingredients!!

We're sort of going "Linzer Cookie Style" by making

a pretty window in the top slice of our sandwich! It helps

to have cookie cutters of various sizes because you have to 

have a small enough cookie cutter to make the window 

in the sandwich.  

I start with Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Bread. I get the best and

most consistent results with this. Then I buy some sliced cheese,

Deli Meat, Jams and English Cucumbers. English cucumbers 

come individually wrapped, have fewer seeds and are less bitter 

than those huge cucumbers with the big seeds. To have pretty

 tea sandwiches we need pretty cucumbers! He He!

Place 4 slices of bread on a cutting board. Bread dries out 

really fast, so just work with a few at the time. You may also

need to have a small sharp knife on hand to finish cutting

what the cookie cutter may not cut through.

I usually get one big shape per slice of bread, so cut out 4 

shapes, then with a smaller cookie cutter, cut a smaller shape

from 2 of them. That will give you 2 complete sandwiches.

Keep cutting out shapes until you have enough for your 

party. 

After you cut those 4 shapes out (or however many you

can get from the 4 slices) put them back in the bread

bag or in a ziplock baggie so they won't dry out. 

Then, using the same cookie cutters that you used to

cut the bread out with, cut shapes out of the cheese

slices and deli meat. (if using)

For the sliced cheese or deli meat, I spread a little

Mayo on the bread first. For the Jam or Cucumber

Sandwiches I spread a little butter first. We're not 

going gourmet here, just talking about the basics.

Jams of different flavors look so pretty peeking

through the "windows."

It's so fun to use your imagination and come up with

pretty shapes for your Tea Sandwiches. The tiny micro 

cutters such as these can be found online. Have 

fun!  Buy Cookie Cutters according to the theme of 

your party - if you're having a "Spring Tea," 

use butterfly and flower cookie cutters etc. 

COOKIE CUTTER TEA SANDWICHES

Thinly Sliced Bread (such as Pepperidge Farm)

A Variety of Cookie Cutters, both big & small

1 stick Butter, room temperature

Your Favorite Mayonnaise 

Your Choice of Deli Meat, Sliced Cheeses,

Jams and Thinly Sliced Vegetables such as 

English Cucumbers

Cut out as many bread shapes as needed for

your party, then with a smaller cookie cutter cut a

 "window" from half of the bread slices. If using sliced 

cheese or deli meat cut out shapes using the same cookie 

cutters used for the bread. Spread butter or mayo on 

bottom slice, add your choice of toppings and top 

with a slice of bread that has a "window." If not using 

right away, place sandwiches in a plastic container and 

store in the refrigerator.

Here's my daughter enjoying a cup of tea with her 

tea sandwich! Hope you do the same, and enjoy these

pretty ideas! Please visit again!

Secret Ingredient Cheese Straws

There are two things that I love to make with Rice Krispies - 

Rice Krispy Treats and Cheese Straws! Yes! Cheese Straws!

The Rice Krispies give these Cheese Straws a lovely light 

crunch! They are always a hit at my Southern Tea Parties!

After trying several Cheese Straw recipes, I've come up with 

my own version which works every time! Let me show you 

how I make them!

This recipe could not be easier! Just combine butter/cheese mixture

with dry ingredients, and you're ready to go! Next scoop tablespoons

of mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet. With your hands, roll

into balls then flatten with a fork dipped in flour. 

When you flatten, don't lift up, but slide off. I find that even when

using a flour dipped fork the fork may stick to the dough when 

you lift up. 

Space them about 1 1/2" apart - they don't  spread too much 

when baking.

If you like really CRISPY Cheese Straws, such as you 

might find in the grocery store, pop them back into

the oven as it's cooling and leave them for another

hour, then cool. I did this with the batch you see here

because I love them really crispy!!

SECRET INGREDIENT CHEESE STRAWS

1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened

8oz pkg sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated (I used Cracker Barrel)

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon table salt

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

2 cups Rice Krispies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Using an electric mixer beat together butter and cheese until combined.

Whisk together flour, salt and red pepper.

With mixer on low speed add flour mixture to cheese mixture until combined.

With a spatula, carefully fold in Rice Krispies.

Using a small cookie scoop or a spoon, place tablespoons of mixture onto

a parchment lined baking sheet.  With your hand roll into balls. Flatten each

ball with a fork dipped in flour.  Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. 

 Let cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.  

Makes about 4 dozen. Freezes well!

If you've never tried this version of Cheese Straws, you

should definitely give it a try!! I know your gonna love them!! 

Thanks for visiting!! 

Banana Nut Bread Tea Sandwiches

Last post I shared with you my favorite Banana Bread recipe! 

Today, I'm going to give you a delicious Tea Sandwich Idea

that uses Banana Bread, Cream Cheese and cinnamon! 

This recipe is so easy and so delicious!!  First, using your hand mixer 

mix together one package softened cream cheese and 1/2 teaspoon 

cinnamon until light & fluffy.  Place the mixture into a disposable 

piping bag fitted with a small star tip.

Next, slice one loaf Banana Bread into 1/2"-3/4" slices using a 

serrated knife (if you have one!)  Cut out shapes with your favorite

cookie cutter and place on a baking sheet. Pipe half of the shapes

with cream cheese mixture then top with remaining halves.

Cover and refrigerate until needed.

BANANA NUT BREAD TEA SANDWICHES

1 loaf Banana Bread, sliced into 1/2"-3/4" slices

1 package cream cheese, softened

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Place the Banana Bread slices on a baking sheet. Using 

a cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as possible from

the slices. (Or just trim crusts off and cut slices into

halves or quarters.)

Using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and cinnamon

together until light and fluffy. Place mixture into a

disposable piping bag fitted with a star tip (or just 

spread mixture using a butter knife.)  Pipe or

spread half the shapes with cream cheese 

mixture, then top with remaining halves. 

Cover and refrigerate until needed.

I've always loved sliced nut bread topped with cream cheese!

It's one of my fav tea treats!!

So Scrummy!!

NUM NUM NUM!! xo!!

Fancy Tomato Pesto Tea Sandwiches

Today I want to share one of my favorite Tea Sandwich recipes! 

It's a Fancy Tomato Pesto Tea Sandwich that tastes incredible

and looks so pretty! I've made these for open houses, book

signings and tea parties and they were always a hit!

All you need is a pack of Cherry Tomatoes, one pkg

Cream Cheese, one small jar of Basil Pesto and a loaf

of thinly sliced White Bread.

I spread the pesto mixture on the bread before 

cutting out my shapes because it's a lot easier 

(to me) than having to spread it on each and every

shape evenly. It's so much neater this way.

Here's the recipe!

Fancy Tomato Pesto Tea Sandwiches

1 container cherry tomatoes

1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp basil pesto

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened

1 loaf thinly sliced white bread

fresh basil or parsley to garnish

Slice cherry tomatoes and place on paper towels.

Mix together basil pesto and cream cheese (I used

my hand mixer) 

Spread a generous amount of pesto mixture on slices

of bread and cut out shapes with desired cookie

cutter. Place one slice of cherry tomato on each

bread shape. Put 1/2 cup of the pesto mixture into

a piping bag with a small open star tip. (I use

disposable piping bags so that I can just throw

away after use.) Pipe a small swirl of the pesto

mixture on the cherry tomato and top with

a small sprig of basil or parsley if desired.

So Delicious!! xo