Nanny's Honey Tea Sandwiches

Directions

Honey Bread:

Butter and flour a 8 ½×4 ½×2½ inch loaf pan.

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Divide tea between 2 small bowls.

Stir brown sugar into one until dissolved.

Stir honey into the other until blended.

Set both aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking soda.

Mix well.

Stir in sugar mixture until blended.

Quickly stir in honey mixture.

Pour into pan.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 40 to 45 minutes until skewer inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan set on rack 10 minutes.

Remove from pan.

Cool on rack.

Filling:

In a medium bowl, mash banana with lemon juice.

To Assemble:

Trim off ends of bread.

Cut remaining loaf into slices ½ inch thick.

Cut each slice into a floral shap with a 1 ¾ inch to 2 inch cookie cutter.

With a sharp paring knife or very small round cookie cutter, cut a ½ inch round hole in the center of half the flowers, forming doughnut shapes.

Spread solid bread flowers with filling.

Top with doughnut slices.

Fill hole with chocolate sprinkles.

Serve at once.