English Tea Menu Food

SIMPLE ENGLISH TEA PARTY SANDWICHES (THREE RECIPES!)

Steps:

• Cucumber Tea Sandwiches:
• 4 slices soft white bread
• 1 large English cucumber, thinly sliced into rounds
• 3-4 Tbs. (softened) butter
• 2 tsp torn or chopped fresh dill
• 1 pinch of coarse salt
• Arrange the cucumber slices on a paper towel while you prep the butter. (that will help absorb a little bit of moisture)
• In a small bowl, combine the butter, dill and salt. Whisk until smooth and incorporated.
• Spread the butter on all four slices of bread. Overlap the cucumber slices on two slices, and top with the remaining two slices, making sandwiches. Cut the crusts off, and then gently cut the sandwiches into thirds, making six sandwiches in all.
• Egg Salad Sandwiches:
• 6 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 Tbs. mayo
• 1 tsp dill pickle juice
• 1/8th tsp celery salt
• 1 small pinch coarse salt
• a few grinds of black pepper
• 4 slices soft white bread
• Hard boil six eggs, then peel and give them a rough chop. Transfer to a small mixing bowl. Add the mayo, pickle juice, celery salt, salt and pepper. Gently mix to combine.
• Divide the mix in half and spread over two slices of bread. Top with remaining two slices of bread. Cut the crusts off, then cut into thirds, making six sandwiches.
• Open-Faced Smoked Sandwiches:
• 4 slices rye bread
• 4 Tbs. cream cheese (whipped or regular, up to you!)
• 4 ounces smoked salmon
• fresh dill for garnish
• Evenly spread the cream cheese over each slice of bread, followed by a few slices of the smoked salmon. Garnish with fresh dill leaves. Done.

ENGLISH TEA FINGER SANDWICHES (3 RECIPES!)

Steps:

• Prepare each sandwich filling by adding all the ingredients to separate bowls. (3 total) Mix each using a silicone spatula. (they work best!) Keep in mind that using room temperature butter and cream cheese will make mixing much easier!
• Once your 3 fillings are ready, set out your bread slices and start spreading your filling generously onto each side of your bread.
• *Note* I used a TOTAL of 18 slices of bread. I laid out 6 slices for EACH filling. This gave me 3 large sandwiches with EACH filling. (Total of 9.) I then cut each of the 9 finished sandwiches into TWO triangles giving me a total of 18 tea sandwiches triangles to serve or 6 each. If you want to QUARTER your tea sandwiches you can. You should then get twice the amount (36 total).
• Trim the ends of your cucumbers and then cut each into thirds (or half) depending how long your cucumbers are. (The idea is to cut them lengthwise first before you start slicing them down. We want about 4" chunks so that when we slice them, they fit nicely onto your bread. (See photos). Finally, you can slice each chunk into slices about 1/16" thick. Your yield will differ than mine depending upon the size of your cucumbers. Aim for about 4-5 slices per sandwich! (See photos for reference!)

PERFECT ENGLISH TEA

Steps:

• Fill a kettle with cold water and set it to boil. As the water nears a boil, pour a little of it into a teapot to warm it, swirling the water around and then discarding it.
• For each cup of tea desired, place a spoonful of loose tea leaves into the empty, warmed teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot and let the tea steep 3 to 6 minutes, depending on the type of tea leaves.
• Gently stir the tea before pouring it through strainers into teacups. Serve with milk and sugar cubes, or lemon slices and honey.