The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook

This comprehensive guide, in official partnership with Downton Abbey, is a lavish celebration of elegant afternoon tea, filled with recipes, historical facts and etiquette guides. With over 150 stunning photographs featuring stills from across the Downton Abbey series, plus a foreword by Gareth Neame, Downton Abbey ’s executive producer, this collection of 70 delicious recipes will serve up everything you need to take afternoon tea just like the Granthams. The book also explores the history of tea , covering its origins and varieties, the etiquette surrounding its consumption in English aristocratic life, and its presence in the series, both upstairs and downstairs. Recipes for delicious bakes, bites and assorted sweet and savoury delights include: Pastries, buns and biscuits - Whip up classics like the cream scone or Chelsea buns, as well as enticing delicacies from raspberry eclairs to chocolate florentines Afternoon tea cakes, tarts and puddings - From colourful Battenburg cakes and lemon tarts to warming spicy dark gingerbread or steamed toffee pudding Tea sandwiches and savoury bites - Enjoy mini pork pies and Cornish pasties, or make carefully trimmed tea sandwiches Preserves and spreads - Make aromatic strawberry-rhubarb jam, currant jelly or lemon curd from scratch to accompany your bakes From intimate afternoon tea taken in the drawing-room to glamorous tea parties in the garden, there are afternoon tea experiences to suit any occasion. Full of photographs and quotes from Downton characters, with this book you can recreate the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey afternoon tea, time and time again.

This comprehensive guide, in official partnership with Downton Abbey, is a lavish celebration of elegant afternoon tea, filled with recipes, historical facts and etiquette guides. With over 150 stunning photographs featuring stills from across the Downton Abbey series, plus a foreword by Gareth Neame, Downton Abbey ’s executive producer, this collection of 70 delicious recipes will serve up everything you need to take afternoon tea just like the Granthams. The book also explores the history of tea , covering its origins and varieties, the etiquette surrounding its consumption in English aristocratic life, and its presence in the series, both upstairs and downstairs. Recipes for delicious bakes, bites and assorted sweet and savoury delights include: Pastries, buns and biscuits - Whip up classics like the cream scone or Chelsea buns, as well as enticing delicacies from raspberry eclairs to chocolate florentines Afternoon tea cakes, tarts and puddings - From colourful Battenburg cakes and lemon tarts to warming spicy dark gingerbread or steamed toffee pudding Tea sandwiches and savoury bites - Enjoy mini pork pies and Cornish pasties, or make carefully trimmed tea sandwiches Preserves and spreads - Make aromatic strawberry-rhubarb jam, currant jelly or lemon curd from scratch to accompany your bakes From intimate afternoon tea taken in the drawing-room to glamorous tea parties in the garden, there are afternoon tea experiences to suit any occasion. Full of photographs and quotes from Downton characters, with this book you can recreate the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey afternoon tea, time and time again.

This elegant cookbook captures the essence of teatime at Downton Abbey with classic recipes for sweets and savories, etiquette notes, tea service knowhow, and lavish imagery to recreate this British tradition. Afternoon tea is a revered and treasured English tradition--and no one knows better how to prepare and enjoy a proper tea than the residents of Downton Abbey. With this alluring and vibrant cookbook, fans of the PBS series and anglophiles alike can stage every stylish element of this cultural staple of British society at home. Spanning sweet and savory classics--like Battenberg Cake, Bakewell Tart, toffee puddings, cream scones, and tea sandwiches--the recipes capture the quintessential delicacies of the time, and the proper way to serve them. This charming cookbook also features a detailed narrative history and extols the proper decorum for teatime service, from tea gowns and tearooms to preparing and serving tea. Gorgeous food photographs, lifestyle stills from the television series and recent movie, and character quotes bring the characters of Downton Abbey --and this rich tradition--to life in contemporary times.

This elegant cookbook captures the essence of teatime at Downton Abbey with classic recipes for sweets and savories, etiquette notes, tea service knowhow, and lavish imagery to recreate this British tradition. Afternoon tea is a revered and treasured English tradition--and no one knows better how to prepare and enjoy a proper tea than the residents of Downton Abbey. With this alluring and vibrant cookbook, fans of the PBS series and anglophiles alike can stage every stylish element of this cultural staple of British society at home. Spanning sweet and savory classics--like Battenberg Cake, Bakewell Tart, toffee puddings, cream scones, and tea sandwiches--the recipes capture the quintessential delicacies of the time, and the proper way to serve them. This charming cookbook also features a detailed narrative history and extols the proper decorum for teatime service, from tea gowns and tearooms to preparing and serving tea. Gorgeous food photographs, lifestyle stills from the television series and recent movie, and character quotes bring the characters of Downton Abbey --and this rich tradition--to life in contemporary times.