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A bit random but: best bread and butter/spread for tasty sandwiches?

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Nightfall1983 · 08/03/2015 20:03

DSIS is engaged! We are throwing her and DBil-to-be :) a party at home and she's requested an afternoon tea theme - posh finger sandwiches, cakes etc. All good. There are a fair number of guests - 50 at last count - and we can't afford to buy sandwiches for that many so we will make them ourselves. No problems, plenty of hands etc but what's the best way to get super tasty sandwiches? I'm thinking there are better ways than hovis and flora. What's your fave bread for (dainty) sandwiches and what spread? TIA

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TheImprobableGirl · 08/03/2015 20:10

I like the standard Warburtons blue waxy wrapper. It's really really soft! I would cut the crusts off for finger sandwiches, and have cucumber ones with standard margarine and also naice ham in some. Maybe philadelphia/ philadelphia and grape Grin

Not sure how posh one can make a sandwich? If it was me, I would have triangles (every sandwich tastes better as s triangle)

Retromama008 · 08/03/2015 20:10

Irwins softie bread !

cdtaylornats · 08/03/2015 20:12

Gentleman's Relish. Cucumber and thin ham

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Nightfall1983 · 08/03/2015 20:13

:) we've got the fillings sorted thanks - can't remember off the top of my head but something like smoked salmon and cream cheese/cucumber/ham and mustard/beef and horseradish and a few more.

Just not sure what bread so thanks for the Warburtons tip and air wins - will check out both...

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Nightfall1983 · 08/03/2015 20:13

Urgh, I mean Irwins of course

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Nightfall1983 · 08/03/2015 20:15

Oh and planning on cutting into little fingers with crusts offs we think that's 'poshest' - tongue in cheek, I promise.

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Nightfall1983 · 08/03/2015 20:16

Don't know what Gentlemns's Relish is and not sure I want to google Grin

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PolterGoose · 08/03/2015 22:16

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Chchchchanging · 08/03/2015 22:20

Kerrygold

clippityclop · 08/03/2015 22:26

Anchor or Lurpak spreadable, no marg!

MyballsareSandy · 08/03/2015 22:28

Def no marg, would ruin it. Anchor butter.

TheImprobableGirl · 09/03/2015 08:48

Is anchor not marg? Clearly I am vairy unrefined. Please Google gentleman's relish Wink maybe on an incognito tab

AlternativeTentacles · 09/03/2015 08:50

Kerrygold butter.
Local baker's sliced bread.

iwantgin · 09/03/2015 08:51

I like soft white rolls from the bakers for the nicest sandwiches. Much better than prepacked bread.

Only use proper butter too. Salted. yum.

It may need softening up a bit though for soft bread.

cdtaylornats · 09/03/2015 08:56

Gentlemens relish is a peppery anchovy paste also known as Patum Peperium. Its just a really old-fashioned Victorian club thing.

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Nightfall1983 · 09/03/2015 09:11

Mmmm, i do love soft white rolls. Will maybe get a few of those as well - esp for ham I think.

So either real butter allowed to soften or spreadable butter is the vote then? Sounds good, wish I wasn't on a diet...

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Nightfall1983 · 09/03/2015 09:12

I'm thinking fresh bakery (even if tesco bakery) sliced loaves - white and brown. What do you think?

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murphys · 09/03/2015 09:16

What about some nice wholemeal bread as well as the white.

I had to do sarmies for a do at school. I did a three layer one, so 3 bits of bread (middle one had butter on BOTH sides - this is important as per the dc who were testers Wink).. So i had the cucumber on one sandwich and the cream cheese on the other, cut them into fingers. They look nice with contrasting fillings.

Its perfectly clear in my head, but i fear i didn't explain that well......

CantBeBotheredThinking · 09/03/2015 09:17

I would stick to the Warburtons bread, a sliced loaf from a bakery will go dry a lot quicker once you start making the sandwiches up. If you use a regular butter let it soften then beat in a tablespoon of milk to make it easier to spread thinly.

Kerberos · 09/03/2015 09:19

Tiger bread and Lurpak :)

marmaladegranny · 09/03/2015 09:21

Another vote for Jacksons bread (it comes white, brown and seeded) - delicious but sadly I think it's only available at Waitrose (only sadly cos I don't have Waitrose near me!).
Definitely salted butter, softened.

Shinyshoes2 · 09/03/2015 09:22

Lurpack spreadable for sure and Hovis thick white bread, In The green packet

Sausages123 · 09/03/2015 09:26

Jacksons and proper salted butter

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MyFirstName · 09/03/2015 09:38

I have done similar and would suggest regular (salted) butter left out at room temperature - so really quite soft is the easiest as well as the tastiest. The "spreadable" ones are either a tad too hard for really fresh, soft bread if straight from the fridge or go too sloppy if left out at room temp.

And please, please make sure you cover them/keep them sealed until serving. My SIL did some sandwiches for her DD's christening and uncovered them as soon as we got back from the church. No-one ate for about an hour, by which time the bread had dried out. They were still tasty, but just a bit crispy - so a real shame to have all the effort marred.