Lemon Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
Ingredients
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
Grated zest of 1 lemon (outside/brighter yellow of a lemon shredded with zester)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
12 thin slices white or whole-wheat bread
1 small cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
Granulated sugar, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
How To
1- Cream the butter with the zest and lemon juice in a small bowl.
2- Evenly spread a light layer of lemon-butter on each slice of bread.
3- Cover half the bread slices with a thin layer of cucumber.
4- Sprinkle lightly with sugar and pepper.
5- Cover with remaining buttered bread slices, trim the crusts, and cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.
Makes 24 sandwiches.