Just because you are playing a grown-up game of pretend, doesn’t mean you can’t look classy doing it. For this week’s recipes, we’ll give you everything you need to make an east-west fusion high tea, so you can be classy, international, and most importantly: well fed.
English Scones
Ingredients
- 2 cups of self raising flour (or 2 cups flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder)
- 100g/3.5 ounces of butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ⅔ cup of milk
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking tin
- Baking/parchment paper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C/395F.
- Line a baking tin with baking/parchment paper.
- Keep the butter cold and cut into small cubes
- Mix the sugar and flour together and rub the butter into the flour
- Mix in the milk bit by bit form the dough
- Roll the dough out flat and cut out the scones with a cookie cutter
- Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown
Best served with whipped cream and a selection of jams.
Bubble Tea
Ingredients
- 4 cups of brewed black tea (cooled)
- 1 cup of black tapioca pearls
- 4 cups of brown sugar
- 1 cup of crushed ice
- 1 cup of milk
Equipment
- Kettle
- Stove top/hob
Method
- Bring water to a rolling boil in a saucepan, and add in the tapioca pearls
- Boil them for around 20 minutes, or until they are soft, stirring occasionally to avoid them sticking
- Drain the tapioca and put in a bowl with the brown sugar, and 2 cups of warm water
- Drain the tapioca, but keep the syrup
- Divide the pearls and ice between 4 glasses, add in a cup of tea each, a few tablespoons of syrup and then milk to taste
If you like these recipes, have a go at making them, and let us know how it turns out!
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