Cucumber and Butter Tea Sandwiches

The quintessential tea sandwich!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 20 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1  English cucumber, unpeeled
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
•  salt & fresh ground pepper
• 10  slices  white bread, cut very thin (slice regular pieces of bread in half if you have to)

Directions

1. Use a mandolin to cut cucumber into very thin slices. Lay slices on paper towels to drain.
2. Spread a little butter on each slice of bread. Sprinkle the slices with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Layer overlapping cucumber slices on bread slices.
3. Cut crust off sandwiches and then cut sandwiches into quarters.