Favourite snack

NEXT week sees the celebration of one of the UK's greatest traditions - sandwiches. Bacon butties are apparently the UK's favourite sarnie snack.

So why not cure those Monday morning blues and start National Sandwich Week in style with this sizzling new recipe from Danepak for a BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) sandwich.

There's nothing quite like the smell of bacon cooking. It's well known for evoking warm, positive feelings and recent research confirms that more than one in three people feel better after having a bacon butty.

A fifth of the population even admitted to finding the smell of bacon cooking more alluring than expensive perfumes and after-shaves.

Britons eat a staggering 560 million bacon butties each year which equates to over 1,000 butties a minute.

Preparation: 5 minutes Cooking: 10-15 minutes Calories per portion: 557 Serves 4 Ingredients 8 rashers Danepak Unsmoked Best Back Bacon 1 pack of three ready-to-bake baguettes 75g/3oz Stilton, crumbled 25g/10z cream cheese 2 sticks celery, thinly sliced 25g/1oz walnut pieces, chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 - Preheat the oven to 220C/Fan 200C/450F/Gas8. Place the bacon on a grill rack and cook under a hot grill for 3-4 minutes or until pale golden. Set aside. 2 - Cut the bread in half down one side, without cutting all the way through. Mix the Stilton and soft cheese together. Divide the Stilton mixture between the baguettes, spreading it on both sides. 3 - Place the bacon rashers down the middle, trimming them to fit, then scatter over the celery and walnuts. Sandwich together, place on a baking tray and bake for 5 minutes or until golden and crisp. Cut each in two and serve hot with a few salad leaves.

Enjoy it!

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