Transcript TEA , A BRITISH TRADITION

Tea
Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Every day
they drink 165 million cups of the stuff
and each year around 144 thousand tons
of tea are imported.
Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a
warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful
of tea per person and one for the pot.
Most Britons like their tea strong and
dark, but with a lot of milk.
SCONES
Ingredients
 3 cups flour
 1/2 cup sugar
 5 teaspoons baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 3/4 cup butter
 1 egg, beaten
 1 cup milk
Directions
 Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
 In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Cut in butter. Mix the egg and milk in a small bowl, and stir into
flour mixture.
 Knead briefly. Roll dough out into a round.
 Bake 15 minutes.
FLAPJACKS
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons golden syrup or corn syrup
3 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup raisins
Directions
 Preheat the oven to 175 degrees.
 In a saucepan combine the butter, brown sugar and golden
syrup. Cook until butter and sugar melt. Stir in the oats
and raisins. Pour into a baking pan.
 Bake for 30 minutes until the top is golden. Cut into
squares.
APPLE CRUMBLE
Ingredients
 Half a packet puff pastry
 1 tablespoon butter, melted
 3 apple - peeled and chopped
 3/8 cup flour
 3/8 cup almonds
 1/2 cup white sugar
 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
 3 tablespoons butter, chilled
 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
 In a small bowl, mix flour, almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon together.
 Add chilled butter and vanilla extract. Rub to make bread crumbs.
 Place pastry on a large baking sheet. Brush with melted butter or
margarine.
 Arrange apples in the center of the pastry, leaving a border of pastry.
 Spoon almond over the apples.
 Bake at 175 degrees C for 30 minutes.
DEVONSHIRE TEA
Try Devonshire tea!
Make tea and serve it with
scones, clotted cream and jam.
It’s wonderful.
You’d better not eat it if you are
on a diet.