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Kids’ Party
HEART-SHAPED
HAMWICHES
PREP TIME 30 MINUTES MAKES 1818 slices white bread
⅓ cup (80g) spreadable cream cheese
100g shaved ham1 Using a 7.5cm heart−shaped
cutter, cut two hearts from eachslice of bread. Discard crusts. Using
a 4cm heart−shaped cutter, cut out a
smaller heart from the centre of half
the large hearts.
2 Spread one side of the large uncut
hearts with some of the cream cheese;
top with ham. Spread the remaining
cream cheese on one side of the
remaining hearts; place on top of ham
to make 18 hamwiches in total.COOK’S
NOTES
STRAWBERRY & CREAM MERINGUES
Meringues can be made a day
ahead; store in an airtight container
at room temperature.HEART-SHAPED HAMWICHES
Use a loaf of larger bread (slices
12cm across). The cut-out hearts
can be used to make fairy bread or
sandwiched with a cut-out heart of
sliced cheese, held with a toothpick.STRAWBERRY
& CREAM MERINGUES
PREP + COOK TIME 55 MINUTES (+ COOLING)
MAKES 12
2 egg whites, at room temperature
½ cup (110g) caster sugar
1 teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons icing sugar
pink food colouring
½ cup (125ml) thickened cream,
whipped
3 large strawberries, sliced thinly
1 Preheat oven to 120°C/100°C fan.
Grease two oven trays; dust with
cornflour, shake off excess.
2 Beat egg whites in a small bowl
with an electric mixer until soft peaks
form. Gradually add caster sugar,
1 tablespoon at a time, beating until
dissolved between additions. Fold in
vinegar, sifted icing sugar and a few
drops of colouring.
3 Drop rounded tablespoons of
meringue mixture, 3cm apart, on oven
trays. Using the back of a teaspoon,
make a small hollow in each.
4 Bake meringues for 30 minutes
or until crisp. Cool meringues in the
oven with door ajar.
5 To serve, fill meringues with cream
and top with a strawberry slice.
“Something sweet, something
savoury – these treats made
from the heart will make every
children’s party extra-special.”
Domenica Reddie, Food Editor, AWW CookbooksHEART-SHAPED
HAMWICHES