Carolyn Robb

Banana Sandwiches

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    tea sandwiches
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Tea at the Palace: A Cookbook
Tea at the Palace

By Carolyn Robb

Published 2022

  • About

Imagine banana slices sprinkled with crunchy demerara sugar nestled between two thick slices of generously buttered, fresh white bread. These are not dainty sandwiches. They are hearty bites for hungry children, as they always disappear off the bread board as soon as they are cut!

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe but firm banana
  • Soft butter
  • 2 thick slices fresh white bread
  • Demerara su

Method

Peel the banana, then slice on the diagonal to yield long slices about ½ inch (12 mm) thick. Generously butter the bread slices. Lay the banana slices on a buttered bread slice, covering it completely. Lightly sprinkle the banana slices with the sugar. Top with the second bread slice, butter side down, and press down lightly to secure. Cut the sandwich into quarters on the diagonal and serve ri