Warm Tsoureki Sandwich With Whipped Manouri and Figs With Almond
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
18 Small Sandwiches
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
-
Bread
- 3 loaves tsoureki bread
- butter, as needed
-
Sandwich
- 2 pints fresh figs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup mavrodaphne wine
- 1⁄2 piece vanilla bean, scraped
- 6 ounces manouri cheese
- 1 cup strained Greek yogurt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice
-
Almond Milk
- 1 1⁄4 cups almonds, sliced and lightly toasted
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 3⁄4 cups milk
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- steamed foamed milk (to garnish)
directions
- Prepare the Figs: Remove the stems from the figs and cut.
- into quarters.
- Toss the figs and sugar together in a bowl.
- Place the Mavrodafni wine and vanilla bean in a stainless steel.
- pot and heat over medium flame.
- Pour the figs and sugar into the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until the figs become very soft and bubbly, about 20-25 minutes.
- Remove the vanilla bean, let the liquid cool slightly and puree with an immersion blender.
- Chill completely before using.
- Prepare the Cheese Filling: Fit a table-top mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Place the cheese and yogurt into the bowl and paddle at medium speed 1-2 minutes, until light and fully.
- Switch to the whip attachment and mix another 30 seconds or until completely smooth and free of lumps.
- Reserve.
- For the Almond Milk: Take the lightly toasted almonds and place them in a bowl of a food processor along with the sugar and water.
- Pulse until you make a thick paste that is slightly chunky. (The paste will pull away from the side of the bowl and form a small ball.).
- Combine the almond paste with the milk and cream in a stainless steel saucepan.
- Place over medium heat, bring to a light simmer, lower to a bare simmer and cook 10-12 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, stir in the almond extract, and let milk cool to room temperature.
- Strain, discard the almonds and reserve the strained almond milk.
- When ready to use, reheat the milk and keep warm until ready to serve.
- To assemble the Warm Tsoureki Sandwich: Cut the Tsoureki.
- into 36 1/4-inch oval slices, lightly coat each half of the slices with.
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of the whipped cheese and yogurt.
- Coat the other half of the remaining slices with 1/2 a teaspoon of the fig spoon sweet.
- Place the bread slices with the cheese spread and fig spoon sweets together to make 18 sandwiches.
- Take 3 tablespoons of butter, at room temperature, and lightly coat each sandwich on both exterior sides of the bread.
- Place a 10” non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- Place 4-5 sandwiches in the pan buttered side down and cook until golden, 2-4 minutes (as you would French toast).
- Turn and continue to cook until golden on both sides.
- Remove the sandwiches from the pan, set aside and keep warm.
- Repeat this process with the remaining sandwiches.
- On a long plate, place 3 warm sandwiches slightly overlapping like shingles and place a small shot glass or other small cup filled with the Almond Milk. Top the Almond Milk with foam to resemble a cappuccino and serve.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!