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Egghead sandwiches
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The kids will love helping you to prepare these egg sandwiches, especially when they design the faces. A great lunch idea!

  • Prep time: 7 mins

  • Cooking time: 8 mins

  • Total time: 15 mins

  • Makes: 4

  • Skill level: Bit of effort

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • Child friendly

Ingredients

To peel hard-boiled eggs, gently tap or roll the egg on a hard surface to crack the shell all over. Then peel the shell away with your fingers.

  • 7 large British Lion eggs
  • 3 ½ tbsp mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 slices of bread, butter or margarine for spreading
  • Ideas for decoration for faces
  • Sweet pepper, grated carrot, olives, salami, gherkins, chives, basil, peas etc

Method

  1. Put the eggs in a saucepan of cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 7-8 mins (the yolk should be solid). Place the eggs in a bowl under cold running water until cool. Peel the eggs.
  2. Slice 2 eggs with an egg slice or a knife. Set aside 8 of the slices for eyes. Place the remaining pieces in a bowl, add the unsliced eggs. Mash with a fork and add the mayonnaise.
  3. Spread the slices of bread with butter and then cover with egg mayonnaise. Make faces using the toppings shown in the picture above.

www.crackingeggs.co.uk/eggsfactor

Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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