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Afternoon Tea Menu Ideas: How Much, What Order, What to Skip
An afternoon tea menu has three layers, eaten in order: small savoury sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, then two or three small sweets, served with a…
Afternoon tea and home baking, explained properly
How to Make Scones That Rise Tall: Method and Ratios
To make scones, rub cold butter into self-raising flour at a ratio of about one part butter to four parts flour, stir in a little sugar, then add cold…
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Best Tea for Afternoon Tea: What to Serve and Why
The best tea for afternoon tea is a robust black tea such as English breakfast or Assam, which stands up to milk, clotted cream, jam and cake.
Baking
Afternoon Tea Bakes: What to Make and Where to Start
For a first afternoon tea, choose scones, one cake and one biscuit rather than several unfamiliar recipes.
Baking
Classic Shortbread Recipe: The 3-2-1 Ratio
Classic shortbread uses a 3-2-1 ratio by weight: three parts plain flour, two parts butter, and one part sugar.
Baking
Coffee and Walnut Cake Recipe: Real Coffee in Every Layer
Make an equal-weights sponge: weigh four eggs, then use the same weight each of butter, sugar and self-raising flour.
Tea
Earl Grey vs English Breakfast: Which to Pour With Cake
Both are black teas. English Breakfast is a blend of black teas (Twinings uses Assam, Ceylon and Kenyan) made to be strong and dark, and is usually taken…
