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Layered Bread Sandwich

I loved making sandwiches till my friends nicknamed me "sandwich queen" and I have made this sandwich very often but never managed to post it up.
A very unique layered bread sandwich using 8 slices of 5 x 5 bread, wholemeal or plain bread and compressed them all in a tupperware.

Ingredients:

1 loaf of 5 x 5 inches bread (plain/ wholemeal), preferably overnight bread
Canned corn beef, fry till dry
Chilly tuna fish
Butter
Ham
Sliced cheese

Can you believe that sandwiches can be made inside a very simple tupperware container? Unbelievable, right? Well, it can be done!

I am using wholemeal bread.
Cut the edges of the bread.
Each layer consists of 2 pieces of bread.
Flatten the bread with a spoon till bread expands slightly (so
that it can be overlapped).

Place expanded and flatten bread into the tupperware.
Further flatten and expand the bread till the bread reaches the
edges of the tupperware.
Overlap the bread and "glue" the overlapping with some butter.
Press overlapping down.

Spread some butter onto the 1st layer of bread.
Followed by Chilli Tuna. Spread evenly.
Flatten 2 pieces of bread (2nd layer of bread).
Cover and overlap the bread on top of the tuna.





Next layer, spread some butter onto bread.
Place sliced cheese and ham.
Flatten 2 pieces of bread (3rd layer of bread).
Cover and overlap the bread on top of the cheese and ham.




Next spread some butter onto bread.
Spread evenly the fried corn beef.
Flatten 2 pieces of bread (4th layer of bread).
Spread butter onto 4th layer of bread.
Cover (buttered side down) and overlap the bread on top of the corn beef.




4th and final layer of bread.
Press bread down and flatten till bread is compressed.




Cover and at the same time continue to
press and flatten the top and final layer of
bread.
Refrigerate for about 1 hour till the bread is
firm and compressed.




Overturn the tupperware container to take the refrigerated layered bread sandwich out.
Notice that the bread is firm and compressed.
Used a sharp knife to slice bread carefully.




Take note that if the bread is pressed firmly, the bread and the layers will not fall apart even after slicing.
1st layer -bread
2nd layer -corn beef
3rd layer -bread
4th layer -cheese & ham
5th layer -bread
6th layer -corn beef
7th & final layer -bread

The layered bread sandwich can be eaten as it is (as shown in pic); or
Cubed the sandwich and toast till brown (as shown in pic).

Notice that 7 layers of bread and ingredients all compressed inside a simple tupperware container.
Another ingredient that can be used is mashed hard boil eggs mixed with salt, pepper and mayonnaise.

Catalog 2/2009 (1 July - 15 August 2009)