Best Pear Tea Sandwiches Recipes

STILTON, PEAR AND WALNUT TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Toast the walnuts, then finely chop.
• Remove the core from the pear and slice thinly. Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the crumbled cheese and nuts.
• Add the butter, tarragon, shallot, optional salt and pepper to this mixture and mix well.
• Spread the seasoned butter onto 8 slices of bread.
• Lay thinly sliced pears on four of the bread slices.
• Cover with the remaining four slices of bread.
• Wrap each sandwich securely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold and mixture is set.
• Unwrap the sandwiches and trim the crusts.
• Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles or squares.
• Note: To add a little color to the sandwiches, you might like to sprinkle a bit of the herbs on top of each square or trangle.

PEAR TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place pears in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain. Cool slightly; chop pears., In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and syrup. Stir in pears and nuts., Spread over four slices of toast; top with remaining toast. Cut each sandwich into two triangles.

PEAR-WALNUT TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; spread on one side of each bread slice. Layer half of the slices with chicken and arugula. Top with remaining bread. Cut each sandwich with a 3-in. round cookie cutter.

ROQUEFORT BUTTER AND RED PEAR TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice and the water in a small bowl; immerse sliced pears until ready to use to prevent discoloration. Blot dry with paper towels before using.
• In a medium bowl, gently stir Roquefort into butter, leaving small bits of cheese. Be careful not to overmix, or the butter will turn blue. Add pepper.
• Spread a thin layer of Roquefort butter on two slices of bread. Line one with pears, overlapping slightly, and top with the other bread slice. Use a serrated knife to trim crusts and cut into three rectangles (about 1 by 3 inches). Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cover with damp paper towels until ready to serve.

ROQUEFORT BUTTER AND RED PEAR TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine the lemon juice and the water in a small bowl; immerse the sliced pears until ready to use to prevent discoloration. Blot dry with paper towels before using.
• In a medium bowl, gently stir the Roquefort into the butter, leaving small bits of cheese. Be careful not to overmix, or the butter will turn blue. Add the pepper.
• Spread a thin layer of Roquefort butter on 2 slices of bread. Line 1 slice with pears, overlapping slightly, and top with the other bread slice. Use a serrated knife to trim the crusts and cut into 3 rectangles (about 1 × 3 inches). Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Cover with damp paper towels until ready to serve.

GORGONZOLA AND PEAR TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, Gorgonzola cheese and cream in a bowl and mix to blend well.
• Spread the cheese mixture on 1/2 of the bread slices. Top with the pear slices, remaining cheese mixture and remaining bread slices.