We love to hear from our guests who join us at our tea tables! At our Monthly Themed Tea Parties we receive requests for many of the unusual recipes we use. Tea party recipes are great for unique and fun gatherings of all kinds. If you can’t find a recipe that you have enjoyed at one of our tea parties please send us an email request. [email protected]
Brenda and her dear friend Marilyn made this together at Marilyn Moore’s lake house this fall. They enjoyed it spread over Brenda’s Signature Scones!. When making the Scone Mix they added in cinnamon and topped with Mock Devonshire Cream.
Enjoy with a cup of tea!
Homemade Pumpkin Butter
Hollow out pumpkin. Spray baking dish with cooking spray. Bake pumpkin at 250° till just a bit soft.
Take pumpkin out of baking dish and add just a little bit of water. Scrape out all pumpkin flesh and place back into baking dish. To your taste add dark brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice. Bake till mixture is thick and very soft. Mash, blend or use food processor.
Pumpkin butter can be used immediately, canned or kept in refrigerator.
Brenda’s Signature Scone Mix makes scone making so easy!
Spend your time relaxing instead of working over a recipe. According to Brenda, milk, water or the recommended heavy whipping cream can be used. But, for our tea parties – the key ingredient that makes her scones the best is the heavy whipping cream! Enjoy a few of her tried and true variations.
Our good friend Chloe-Ann shares this recipe that she received as a gift for her wedding. It is a cherished family recipe from “Aunt Kitty”.
Young and old alike love this good old fashioned recipe. Pumpkin can be substituted for bananas.
First Bowl cream together:
Second Bowl sift together:
Preheat oven to 350° and spray loaf pan or muffin pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes in loaf pan or 25 minutes in muffin pan.
One of the best. Simply delicious paired with a cup of tea!
Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour 9×5×3-inch loaf pan. In medium bowl, sift flour and brown sugar. Add tea, oil, and egg. Using electric mixer at medium speed, beat until well combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan; remove to wire rack and cool completely. Slice and cut into diamonds or desired shape; drizzle with cinnamon glaze.
Cinnamon Glaze
Combine confectioners sugar and cinnamon. Whisk in milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
Makes 1 loaf. Recipe from Tea Time Magazine November/December
Our friend Beth brings this dessert with her to so many dinner gatherings. She came up with the recipe when her children were small but even now her oldest requests this dessert for her birthday instead of cake!
Super easy sweet appetizer. Serve with tart Granny Smith apples. So good you won’t be able to leave this dip alone!
Stir together all ingredients except for toffee bits. Add in toffee bits in just before serving. The crunchy toffee gives makes this recipe a fresh new hit.
Pairing Suggestion: For a full rounded dessert treat serve with Creamy Caramels Black Tea! This tea is a rich full bodied tea. A tea even coffee lovers compliment! Not too sweet but reminiscent of English Toffee.
Roasted Carrot Soup
An extra special soup we found in Tea Time Magazine. We served this yummy soup at our Tea on the Farm September 2013 tea party.
Combine carrots, celery, onion, garlic, salt and pepper – toss with a little olive oil. Roast at 425° F, on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper for approximately 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Blend vegetables with some of the chicken broth until smooth. Add Parmesan cheese, cream and remaining chicken broth until desired consistency. I used more of the chicken broth and less of the cream. This soup can be served hot or cold.
Popcorn toppings are a favorite in our house. For something new and fresh try this green tea recipe. Green tea popcorn is a light snack and a new way to cook with tea.
Green Tea Popcorn
Pop popcorn in oil. While popcorn is still hot spritz with olive oil. Sprinkle crushed green tea and sea salt over popcorn. Enjoy!
Dulce de Leche “Sweet Milk”
We made this delicious treat for our Argentina Cultural Tea Party. We used this delicious recipe for the soft middle of the Alfajores or “cornstarch cookies”.
Hummus and Veggie Tea Sandwich
Spread hummus on your bread, layer with veggies, topping with alfalfa sprouts. For a traditional tea sandwich go ahead and cut off crusts, then cut sandwich into triangles. Enjoy!
Mango Peach Oolong Granita
Delicious paired with a Matcha Cookie!
Simmer sugar, water, and lemon juice for 3-5 minutes. Sugar should be dissolved, liquid clear and slightly thickened. Cool.
Oolong
Steep for 3 1/2 minutes. Strain and cool.
Fruit
Puree approximately 1 lb frozen peaches, slightly thawed with 5 fresh mangoes. Puree until smooth.
Combine tea, sugar water, with additional 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, dash of sea salt.
Pour mixture into a shallow pan and freeze. Stir briefly every 30 minutes – pulling frozen bits away from edge till this becomes a granular mass. About 2 1/2-3 hours.