
I don’t know where I found the recipe for pinwheel sandwiches but I started making pinwheel peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for kids when I first started working as a nanny 20-years ago. Since 1993 I have been serving the tiny treats because all the kids I have cared for love the bite-sized snack or lunch. I started calling them hor d’oeuvres so they can use the fancy sandwiches for their tea parties.
Wheat or multi-grain bread
Sandwich toppings such as peanut butter, jelly, thinly sliced cheese, ham, or turkey
Rolling Pin
Sharp knife
What to Do:
- Use a rolling pin to flatten the bread as thin as possible without breaking the bread.
- Trim off the crusts.
- Spread peanut butter and jelly on the bread.
- Roll the thin slice of bread into a log.
- Gently slice the log into 1-inch circles with a very sharp knife (so not to smush the sandwiches).
Tips: You can use wheat flour tortillas without having to use a rolling pin but you might need toothpicks to hold the pinwheel sandwiches together when using tortillas.
If using cheese briefly microwave the bread after placing on a slice of cheese (in 5 second intervals) so that the cheese slightly melts so that it will stick to the bread and you won’t need toothpicks to hold the pinwheel sandwich together with toothpicks.
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