In between…

I love sandwiches but of course, it depends on what’s in between. I’m not crazy about peanut butter sandwiches though they can be quite nice with bananas in them and no, I wouldn’t want any Vegemite or Bovril sandwich either.

I love the ones with ham or bacon….or even luncheon meat or SPAM in them or corned beef or sardine and chicken would be nice or at least, I would want egg in them. We can buy egg sandwiches at some bakeries here but they do not come cheap and there would be some creamy stuff in between, probably a whole lot of margarine and very little egg, if any…and considering the price, I think it would be better to make our own at home.

It is really very easy to do that actually. Personally, I find that it would be nicer to have some cheese in the egg sandwich, cream cheese perhaps…or you can chop up those slices of smoked cheddar which would have a nicer stronger flavour…

…and add butter to it. I used olive oil margarine – we usually eat that at home as people say it is healthier…unlike butter but of course, butter would be so much nicer. Sigh!!!!

You would need some hard boiled eggs, that goes without saying…

…and using a fork, you have to mash the eggs and mix everything together…

As you can see, the heat from the eggs would melt the cheese so you would not see those bits and pieces once you’re done…

You may want to add some salt and pepper or some herbs to enhance the taste – that would be entirely up to you.

I had some cucumber in the fridge that day so I sliced a bit of it thinly…

Personally, I prefer tomatoes as they have their own more distinct taste but I did not have any.

You will have to toast some slices of sandwich bread using a toaster or you can do it on a pan…

…and then, you’re ready to roll.

Apply a layer of the egg on one slice of toast…

…and place a few slices of cucumber on top…

Add a bit more egg…

…to hold the cucumber so that they would not drop out while you are enjoying your sandwich…and placing another slice of toast over that, you can cut your sandwich diagonally like this…

I would trim away the crusty edges if I were serving this to guests at a tea party or something as that would make the sandwiches look nicer. Presentation, as we all know, is important, right?

Well, now that it is done, you can start enjoying eating it…

…and THAT is what I would call an egg sandwich – one in which I would be able to enjoy the bits of egg, the taste of cheese and the crunchiness of cucumber, anytime better than those pricey ones in the shops.

In fact, if we estimate the cost of making my own egg sandwiches like this, it would look something like this:
Bread (10 slices)- RM2.00
Eggs (3) – RM0.90
Cheese (2 slices) – RM1.60
Margarine (one spoonful) – RM0.50
Cucumber (1/2) – RM0.50
…and that would total up to RM5.50 altogether…so for 5 sandwiches, it would come down to only RM1.10 each and I would say that’s comparatively cheaper too plus with the way the prices are going these days, it sure makes sense to just make one’s own, don’t you think?

Hmmmm…I think the filling would be great in croissants as well and we can get very nice buttery ones from a hypermart here. Perhaps I would hop over one of these days to grab a few and see what I can do with them… You’ll stick around, won’t you?