| Baked bean sandwich | |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Sandwich |
| Main Ingredient: | Bread, baked beans |
The baked bean sandwich is a sandwich composed of baked beans between two slices of bread, which may include garnishes such as lettuce and toppings such as mayonnaise or ketchup.[1]
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.[2]
Many early recipes describe essentially the same product that has become popular today, however in addition they incite elaborate additions of garnish and dressing.[2] Hill suggests:
The Boston-area version of the sandwich eschews toppings and garnishes, being composed simply of baked beans between two slices of Boston brown bread.[3]