Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches With Ginger Cilantro Lime Butter

Found this on the Food Network site. This one is a real crowd pleaser. I served it at a party and just didn't have enough. It's delicious, light, and smooth!

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• 24  slices  thin  white bread
• 8  ounces  thinly sliced smoked salmon

• GINGER-CILANTRO LIME BUTTER (use 4 ounces)

• 8  tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2  ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1  tablespoon  grated fresh ginger
• 1  tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 3  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1  teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

1. Spread all of the bread slices generously with the ginger butter.
2. Place slices of smoked salmon in an even layer on half of the bread slices.
3. Top with remaining bread slices.
4. Using a 2-inch flower-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the tea sandwiches.
5. Remove the top slice of bread from each flower. Using a 3/4 to 7/8-inch round biscuit cutter, cut a circle from the center of each, discard the circle. Replace the slice, butter-side down, on the flower.
6. GINGER-CILANTRO LIME BUTTER:
7. Place butter, cream cheese, ginger, lime juice, cilantro and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse just until ingredients are combined, about 30 seconds.
8. Transfer mixture to a sheet of parchment or waxed paper.
9. Roll into a 1 1/2-inch wide log.
10. Refrigerate until ready to use. Yield: 1 (7-ounce 10 by 1 1/2-inch) log.