There are many tea recipes which are quick and easy to make, including today’s recipe, Eccles Cakes. Not really a cake, but a puff pastry pocket filled with currants and mixed peel. If you are a stickler for tradition, this is a great recipe to give authenticity to your tea … [Read more...] about Scrummy Eccles Cakes
Afternoon Tea
Delightful Rhubarb Ginger Jam
Ginger adds an interesting flavour to jam, and I keep a jar on hand, not only to spice up my scones, but to use on cocktail crackers, paired with smoked white fish...a lovely taste experience. … [Read more...] about Delightful Rhubarb Ginger Jam
Spring Time Simnel Cake
Simnel cakes originated in the medieval era. It is a light fruitcake, covered in marzipan, then toasted. Eating of the cake signifies the end of Lent so it is rich with the butter, eggs and milk which were restricted during Lent. Marizipan or almond paste is baked into the middle … [Read more...] about Spring Time Simnel Cake
Decadent Chocolate Éclairs
The decadent éclair has to be one of the greatest gifts the French have provided to satisfy our sweet tooth. So well loved it was served as dessert in 1st Class on Titanic. … [Read more...] about Decadent Chocolate Éclairs
The Best Currant Buns
Currant buns have graced breakfast and tea trays across England for hundreds of years. Reverend Samuel Wigley founded the Currant Bun Company in Southampton, Hampshire UK in the 17th century. He discovered currants while on mission to the Greek Island of Zakynthos, and brought … [Read more...] about The Best Currant Buns