Sandwiches

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Sandwiches

• Popular for breakfast, lunch and dinner and can
  be found everywhere.

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Sandwich elements

• Bread
• Spread
• Filling
• Garnish
• Sandwiches can be a nutritious meal or a
  high-calorie indulgence.

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Bread

• Should be fresh and tasty or your sandwich is
  ruined.
• The type of bread you choose should hold the
  filling without falling apart.
• Types of bread include
• Loaf breads of many varieties
• Pullman loaf - baked in a rectangular pan with a
  lid, easy to remove crust cut in shapes
• Kaiser roll - large, round, crusty roll also
  called hard roll or vienna roll

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• Focaccia - large, flat Italian bread flavored
  with olive oil and herbs
• Pita Bread - flat round or oval Middle Eastern
  bread also called pocket bread
• Tortilla - unleavened Mexican bread made of corn
  or flour that is folded or wrapped around a
  filling
• Bagels - popular for breakfast sandwiches, round
  with hole in middle
• Croissants - flakey, buttery, crescent shape,
  with rich taste
• Hot Dog Hamburger Buns

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Spread

• Add flavor
• Act as a moisture barrier for the bread
• Help keep a sandwich together
• Include
• Butter - most common
• Mayo
• Vegetable-based purees made from avocados,
  olives, roasted peppers or eggplant

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Filling

• Can be hot or cold, meal-sized or bite-sized
• The filling will help determine the type of
  spread and the type of bread
• Includes
• Meat, poultry, seafood, fish, vegetables, cheese,
  eggs that are in many forms and cooked in many
  ways

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Garnish

• Decorative, edible accompaniments on a plate with
  a sandwich
• Often incorporated into the sandwich by the eater
• Larger garnishes are usually eaten separately
• Types of garnish lettuce, sprouts, fruit,
  pickles, relish, tomato, onion, olives

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Mise en Place for Sandwiches

• Gather tools - cutting board, tongs, spatulas,
  sharp knives, serving spoon or scoop, palette or
  butter knife for spreading, toaster
• Select and Prepare Ingredients - slice bread to
  order, have spreads ready, prepare fillings in
  advance, wash dry green, prepare garnishes in
  advance
• Organize Job and Work Space - break sandwich down
  into steps, have everything you need, move in 1
  direction, prepare multiple sandwiches at once if
  possible

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Cold Sandwiches

• Filled with sliced meats, cheese, mayo-based
  salad spreads, vegetables
• Closed Sandwich - 2 pieces of bread with filling
  between them
• Open-faced sandwich - 1 slice of bread topped
  with ingredients
• Finger sandwich or tea sandwich - small sized
  sandwich made from dense bread that can be cut
  into shapes and is closed or open

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• Hero sandwich - large closed sandwich using a
  long thin loaf of bread
• Types subs, grinders, poboys, hoagies
• Club Sandwich - double decker closed sandwich
  made with 3 slices of bread and cut into 4
  triangles that are held together with sandwich
  picks
• Wraps Pita pockets - sandwich is rolled up or
  otherwise enclosed in an edible wrapper that can
  hold many ingredients and are open at the top

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Hot Sandwiches

• Sandwich with hot filling - closed, hero, club
  sandwiches and wraps can all be served with a hot
  filling
• Includes hamburgers and hotdogs
• Croque Madame French sandwich of ham, cheese,
  and a fried egg
• Grilled Sandwiches - assemble the sandwich,
  spread the outside with butter and grill
• Includes grilled cheese, Reuben, grilled peanut
  butter

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• Pressed Sandwiches - make with a sandwich press
  where the sandwich is toasted on a heavy,
  two-sided cooking press that compresses and
  grills them until they are hot and heated through
• Includes panini (Italian) and cubano (Cuban)
• Hot Open-faced Sandwich - served on toasted bread
  and topped with gravy or sauce. Sometimes mashed
  potatoes are added.
• Includes hot beef, Eggs Benedict