9 cinnamon tea sandwiches Recipes

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

cream cheese, softened, cinnamon raisin bread, havarti cheese, granny smith apple, cored and thinly sliced

dried pears, spreadable cream cheese, maple syrup, chopped walnuts, toasted, cinnamon-raisin bread, toasted and crusts removed

logs soft fresh goat cheese (such as montrachet), room temperature, chopped watercress leaves, cinnamon-raisin , date or whole wheat sandwich bread, crusts trimmed, unsalted butter, room temperature, chopped toasted pecans watercress sprigs (for garnish )

lemon juice, granny smith apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped, light cream cheese, softened, brown sugar, low-fat milk, grated carrot, golden raisin, chopped pecans, cinnamon, wheat bread, crusts removed

cream cheese, softened, light brown sugar , packed, vanilla extract, cinnamon-raisin bread, golden delicious apples, orange juice, salted peanuts, chopped

soft goat cheese, room temp, watercress, leaves washed,dried and chopped, cinnamon-raisin bread or 16 slices date bread or 16 slices whole wheat bread, crusts trimmed,thin slices, unsalted butter, room temp, pecans, toasted and finely chopped (almost ground), watercress (for garnish ) (optional), salt (optional), white pepper , to taste (optional)