Baked bean sandwich
 A baked bean sandwich prepared for a child, torn and modified to resemble a smiling face | |
| Type | Sandwich |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Bread, baked beans |
The baked bean sandwich is a sandwich composed of cold baked beans between two slices of bread, which may include garnishes such as lettuce and toppings such as mayonnaise or ketchup.[1] It is particularly popular in New England.[2] It is distinct from the classic British dish beans on toast.
Recipes for a baked bean sandwich can be traced from as early as 1909. One book entitled Cooking For Two by Janet McKenzie Hill suggests such a recipe as a "substitute for meatless cooking", and is a much more elaborate sandwich compared to its most common manifestation today.[3] Hill suggests:
Butter two slices of Boston brown bread; on one of these dispose a heart-leaf of lettuce holding a teaspoon of salad dressing; above the dressing set a generous tablespoon of cold, baked beans, then another lettuce leaf and dressing; then finish with a second slice of bread, a tablespoonful of beans, a floweret of cauliflower, and a teaspoonful of dressing over the cauliflower.[3]
The Boston-area version of the sandwich eschews toppings and garnishes, being composed simply of baked beans between two slices of Boston brown bread.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Lamb Hayes, Joanne (2016). Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the Way We Cooked. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250134004. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Ode to the Baked Bean Sandwich | What to Do with Leftover Baked Beans". New England from the editors of Yankee. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- 1 2 McKenzie Hill, Janet (1919). Cooking for Two. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown & Co. p. 183. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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- ↑ Stern, Jane & Stern, Michael (2007). Roadfood Sandwiches: Recipes and Lore from Our Favorite Shops Coast to Coast. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618728985. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
