Turkey Tea Sandwiches

Dainty tea sandwiches spread with a gingery butter spread with tender sliced turkey, toasted pine nuts, dried cranberries and crisp lettuce.

Recipe Ingredients:

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon grated gingerroot
12 slices good white bread, crusts removed
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup dried cranberries
8 ounces thinly sliced cooked turkey
6 lettuce leaves

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine butter and ginger until well blended.
2. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the butter mixture on one side of each of the 12 pieces of bread.
3. Sprinkle pine nuts and cranberries over all.
4. Arrange the sliced turkey on top of 6 of the bread slices. Top with a lettuce leaf. Top with remaining bread slices.
5. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.

Makes 24 tea sandwiches.

Tips:

• To toast pine nuts, place a small skillet on medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add pine nuts. Cook 2 minutes or until fragrant and beginning to lightly brown, stirring constantly.
• Substitute watercress for the lettuce.

Recipe provided courtesy of Butterball, LLC.