Egg Mayo

Place a saucepan of water on the stove and bring to the boil

Place the eggs in the boiling water and boil for 5-6 minutes, then remove 4 of the eggs and leave the remaining four in for a further 2-3 minutes 

Immediately cool the eggs in ice water to stop them cooking, remembering to keep the softer boiled eggs separate from the harder boiled

To make the egg mayo, peel the 4 hard boiled eggs and separate the yolks, then chop the whites and put them in a bowl. Stir the yolks in the mayonnaise, mashing them up to a smooth paste and then add the chopped chives and chopped egg whites

Peel the remaining 4 eggs and slice each in half

To make the sandwiches, place the bread on a work surface 

Butter all the slices and spoon the egg mayo mix onto 4 slices

Place two halves of each egg onto a slice of bread topped with the egg mayo mix

Top with the remaining slices of buttered bread and then slice into halves