Best 5 Afternoon Tea Recipes
Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with our exquisite collection of afternoon tea recipes. From classic favorites to unique and innovative creations, this article offers a symphony of flavors to elevate your tea-time experience. Embark on a delightful adventure as we explore a variety of recipes, each carefully crafted to tantalize your taste buds and create lasting memories.
Unveil the secrets of the quintessential British tradition with our selection of scones, finger sandwiches, and pastries. Discover the art of creating light and fluffy scones, adorned with sweet or savory toppings. Delight in delicate finger sandwiches filled with cucumber, egg salad, or smoked salmon, offering a burst of flavors in every bite. Treat yourself to an assortment of pastries, from flaky croissants and buttery shortbread cookies to decadent chocolate éclairs and fruit tarts, each a masterpiece of culinary artistry.
Elevate your tea-time experience with our refreshing beverages. Sip on a classic cup of black tea, infused with fragrant Earl Grey or invigorating English Breakfast. Indulge in the smooth and creamy delight of a latte or cappuccino, topped with delicate foam and a sprinkle of cocoa powder. For a touch of sweetness, try our selection of fruit-infused iced teas, bursting with vibrant flavors of strawberry, lemon, or peach.
Accompany your afternoon tea with a selection of savory and sweet treats. Delight in the crunch of savory crackers paired with tangy cheese or the velvety smoothness of hummus with fresh vegetables. Satisfy your sweet cravings with delectable fruit skewers drizzled with honey or yogurt, or indulge in rich chocolate truffles that melt in your mouth.
Immerse yourself in the elegance and charm of afternoon tea with our carefully curated recipes. Each dish and beverage is presented with detailed instructions, ensuring a seamless and successful culinary experience. Whether you're hosting a formal tea party or simply seeking a relaxing moment of indulgence, these recipes will transform your tea-time into an unforgettable occasion.
ORIGINAL BE-RO MELTING MOMENTS-AFTERNOON TEA BISCUITS OR COOKIES
These are great little "light as a feather" and meltingly crisp English style biscuits, or cookies. This recipe is the slightly adapted recipe from the Be-Ro Flour cookbook - they suggest lard, but I don't "do" lard! Melting Moments ALWAYS made an appearance on my grandmother and mum's afternoon tea table, and we also had them popped into our lunch boxes for school. The recipe is SO easy to rustle up and they stay crisp and fresh for up to 5 days in an airtight tin. You can roll them in coconut or oats, I prefer coconut - but I am sure they would be just as nice with oats, which is a suggested alternative. Children and "big children" love these, and they really are melting moments, great with a cuppa English tea!
Provided by French Tart
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 25-30 Melting Moments
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas Mark 4. Grease two baking trays.
- Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla essence or extract.
- Stir in the flour and mix well.
- Roll walnut sized pieces of the mixture into balls and toss in rolled oats or desiccated coconut.
- Cut each glace cherry into quarters, for quarter for each melting moment.
- Place on baking trays, flatten slightly and place a small piece of cherry on each biscuit. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown but NOT dark brown.
- N.B. To help shape "ball" type biscuits, slightly dampen the hands.
AFTERNOON TEA CHURROS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, zest of 1 lemon, boiling water, butter, vanilla extract, eggs, peanut or vegetable oil, cinnamon sugar, strawberry jam, clotted cream, piping bag with star nozzle
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 10 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Sift the flour into a large bowl. Add the salt, sugar and lemon zest and mix to combine.
- In a large saucepan, add the boiling water, butter and vanilla. Heat gently until the butter is melted and the mixture is boiling. Turn off the heat and add the flour mixture. Beat quickly until it is lump-free, then let cool for 5 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs 1 at a time until the mixture is thick and sticky. Let cool for another 10-15 minutes.
- Transfer the churro mixture into a piping bag with a wide star nozzle. Heat the oil in a large saucepan until it reaches 350°F (180°C). Pipe the churro mix into the oil, snipping the ends with kitchen shears. Cook 3-4 at a time for 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Drain the churros on paper towels, then coat in a cinnamon-sugar mix. Serve with strawberry jam and clotted cream for a delicious twist on afternoon tea.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 710 calories, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 66 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 14 grams
AFTERNOON TEA AND CRUMPETS
Although the folks in Britain and Ireland consume more tea than anywhere else on the planet, no self-respecting Afternoon Tea would ever be complete without a "proper" crumpet. There is one thing that I found in my travels, and that the production of a crumpet can have some local variations. Some are cooked on both sides,...
Provided by Andy Anderson !
Categories Other Breads
Time 2h15m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- 2. A good fry pan; preferably cast iron. Some cooking rings. They actually make, what are called crumpet rings; however, any cooking rings of the right size should work.
- 3. Chef's Tip: A good crumpet ring should be about 3.5 inches (8.5cm) wide, and 1 inch (2.5cm) tall.
- 4. Begin by whisking the flour, milk, water, and yeast into a thick liquid. A bit thicker than say, heavy cream.
- 5. Chef's Tip: To accomplish this, mix all the ingredients, except the water, and then slowly add the water until you achieve the correct consistency.
- 6. Cover the bowl, and leave in a non-drafty corner of the kitchen until the liquid gets nice and bubbly. This can take (depending on kitchen temperature) several hours.
- 7. Now, whisk the salt and baking powder into the batter.
- 8. Lightly grease the crumpet rings, and set aside.
- 9. Chef's Note: The greasing of the crumpet rings is very important, because the crumpets will need to slide easily out of the rings, during cooking.
- 10. Put some oil on a paper towel, and lightly grease a fry pan or flat griddle. Heat up over medium to medium-high heat.
- 11. MAKING A TEST CRUMPET
- 12. Place a single greased crumpet ring on the hot griddle or fry pan.
- 13. Use a ladle to add batter to the ring but don't fill to the top, give it a bit of room to expand.
- 14. Chef's Note: If the batter runs out the bottom of the ring... the batter is too thin. Add a bit more flour. It's okay if a bit runs out... however, most should stay within the ring.
- 15. After a few minutes, you should see bubbles beginning to form on the surface of the crumpet... Just like making pancakes.
- 16. Chef's Note: If you don't see many bubbles, your batter is too thick. Add a bit of water.
- 17. If you see a lot of bubbles, then after about five minutes, remove the ring, and gently (very gently) turn the crumpet over (unless you prefer to cook only on one side).
- 18. Chef's Tip: Be gentle when turning the crumpets over. If you flip them too hard, it will collapse a lot of the bubbles on the surface, and we want those bubbles.
- 19. Chef's Note: If the bottom is too brown, turn down the heat a bit.
- 20. Cook for two or three minutes, and remove from the heat. The top (that's the part you turned over), should not be as cooked at the bottom. Nicely brown on the bottom, lightly brown on the top, with lots of holes for butter and jam.
- 21. Repeat the procedure until you have the perfect crumpet.
- 22. KEEP CALM AND COOK ON
- 23. You should now have a good batter, and temperature for cooking the remaining crumpets.
- 24. Chef's Note: If you don't have any crumpet rings, you can always add a bit more flour to the mixture, and then drop dollops of batter onto the hot griddle and cook for a few minutes on each side. However, if you do this you won't have a crumpet; you'll have a pikelet.
- 25. Serving Tip: Crumpets store well in the fridge, and can even be frozen. Just reheat them before serving. And those holes in the bread are excellent for holding melted butter and jam... Enjoy.
- 26. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
BUTTERMILK AND SOUR CHERRY SCONES FOR AFTERNOON TEA AND PICNICS
A delightful and EASY scone recipe that is perfect for a proper afternoon tea or to take on a picnic. Dried sour cherries are sensational and give a deep essence of cherry flavour to these scones, whilst the buttermilk makes them light and airy. This is a casual eating scone, easy to rustle up, and is perfect when eaten fresh from the oven with butter and maybe some cherry jam and cream too! If taking on a picnic, wrap the scone in a clean tea towel to keep it warm and pack the butter and jam separately. Makes one large scone, which is marked to split into wedges when served.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Scones
Time 35m
Yield 1 large scone, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200 C/190 C fan/Gas Mark 5. Dust a baking sheet with flour.
- Sieve together the flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. Mix together the buttermilk and milk. Make a well in the centre and pour on the buttermilk mixture. Mix well until the dough is even, and stir in the sour cherries.
- To shape for cooking, set the dough on a floured surface and turn around in your hands, until you have a neat round shape. Use a floured knife to score the surface into 4 or 6 sections.
- Transfer to the floured baking sheet and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Set aside on a rack to cool. Best eaten straight away, but can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.9, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 3.2, Sodium 362.4, Carbohydrate 68.3, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 8.3, Protein 9.7
AFTERNOON RUBY TEA BISCUITS
This comes from the Anne of Green Gables cookbook. These biscuits are wonderful, and one of the first things I learned how to make. Please note the recipe is designed for kids and writing as written.
Provided by Psalm AKA Typo Qween
Categories Breads
Time 42m
Yield 12 ruby tea bisuits, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Measure the sifted flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt and mix with fork in large mixing bowl.
- Cut in vegetable shortening until it looks like coarse bread crumbs.
- Add the milk and mix it into the flour with fork-but only until the mixture will form a soft ball.
- Place the ball of dough on a lightly floured surface and knead it 12 times.
- Rub some flour on rolling pin and roll the dough until it's about 1/4 inch thick.
- With a large biscuit cutter cut circles, very close together, in the dough. Use a straight downward motion and do not twist the cutter.
- With a spatula lift HALF of the circles, one at a time onto a cookie sheet and arrange them about 1 inch apart.
- With a small cutter cut a hole in the center of the rest of the circles to make rings and lift out the centers. Set the centers aside.
- Place the rings on top of the circles on the cookie sheet.
- Place a teaspoon of red jam or jelly in each ring.
- Bake biscuits for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Immediately take bicsuits off cookie sheet with spatula.
- With centers bake into little biscuits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.1, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 2.1, Sodium 230.1, Carbohydrate 28.3, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 8.6, Protein 2.7
Tips for a Perfect Afternoon Tea:
- Choose high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the taste of your tea and snacks.
- Use a variety of flavors and textures: Offer a mix of sweet and savory, crunchy and soft items to keep your guests engaged.
- Prepare ahead of time: As much as possible, prepare your dishes in advance so you can relax and enjoy your tea party.
- Set a beautiful table: Use your best china and linens, and add some fresh flowers or candles to create a festive atmosphere.
- Serve your tea properly: Heat your teapot and cups with hot water before brewing your tea. Use a strainer to pour the tea into the cups, and add milk or sugar to taste.
Conclusion:
Afternoon tea is a delightful way to spend time with friends and family. By following these tips, you can create a memorable experience that everyone will enjoy. So gather your loved ones, set a beautiful table, and indulge in the delicious treats and refreshing tea that make afternoon tea so special.
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