Posted in - Bake & Tea Time on September 7th 2016
iced fruit bread Iced tea bread tea time treat
My childhood friend, Charlie, was staying; actually is staying as I write this, but when it is published in a couple of days he will sadly have gone. In Newcastle where we lived near each other and before he found his lovely wife, I baked now and then and he shared the result, or his …
Posted in - Bake & Tea Time on June 11th 2015
crumpets drop scones Edwardian tea pikelets tea time treat
Within 4 minutes all of these had been gobbled up by 4 children straight back from school. Yum Yum.
Rather like a crumpet, but very speedily made without a mould, these are light and delicious. In Edwardian times, they would be kept warm and served under a dome, whether at the top of a tiered curate …
Posted in - Bake on May 21st 2015
eccles cakes Edwardian tea puff pastry raisins tea time treat
This really is a problem. These are DELICIOUS!!! I have done Jane Fonda 1988 aerobics 3 times this week already and I am not feeling the benefits thanks to all this baking!
Easy peasy and quick if you do not make your own puff pastry. Your ironing/plant spray will be handy too.
Makes 4
Ingredients
40g unsalted butter
200g …