ENGLISH TEA CUP RECIPES

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I had a rommate for 6 years who was from England. One day he told me jokingly that he loved this country but "we Americans just don't know how to make a proper cup of Tea" He felt it was his duty to teach me how and he was right! This is the only way I will drink my Tea now. It is really more of a method than a recipe. After careful instruction on how to prepare the proper cup of tea I asked him whether loose tea leaves make a better brew than a tea bag. "Loose tea will always taste better," he said, "but, not so much better as to outweigh the convenience of the bag. What's more important is the type of tea that you choose." "In Britain, the standard supermarket tea bag makes a much stronger and more robust brew than your American tea." He said the closest tea bags he ever found over here that approach the quality of their everyday blends are those marketed as English Breakfast. My friend always made his Tea with lowfat milk and sugar. Explaining "Most English drink tea with a little milk, but never with cream or the high-fat milk that Americans put in their coffee. Low-fat milk is a much better choice. "Make sure you use white sugar. Brown sugar might be OK in coffee, but somehow it never tastes right in tea. As for putting honey in tea, if you tried to do that in Britain, you'd be laughed out of the tea shop." Many thanks to Chris for showing me how to make the perfect cup of tea!

Total Time 3 minutes

Prep Time 1 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 twining's english breakfast tea bag
boiling water
1 teaspoon low-fat milk (or to taste)
1 teaspoon sugar (or to taste)

Steps:

First, you have to boil the water - don't just heat it, boil it. Second, add the boiling water to the tea bag, not the other way round. - putting the water in the cup and adding the bag to it - is a recipe for disaster. Unless the water is at boiling point when it makes contact with the tea, the tea will never properly brew.
Make sure the cup or pot is nice and hot before you start. If necessary, rinse it out with near-boiling water. And keep it covered while the tea is brewing.
Leave the bag in the water for at least two minutes - longer if you like your tea strong. And for goodness sake, resist the temptation to dunk. Just leave the bag alone until the drink is ready! Add milk and sugar to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 18.4, FatContent 0.1, SaturatedFatContent 0, CholesterolContent 0.2, SodiumContent 2.2, CarbohydrateContent 4.5, FiberContent 0, SugarContent 4.5, ProteinContent 0.2

ENGLISH TEACAKES RECIPE | ALLRECIPES

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This recipe was passed down to me from my aunt.

Provided by Barbara

Categories World Cuisine European UK and Ireland English

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1?¾ cups all-purpose flour
1?½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening
¼ cup butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
1 cup chopped candied citron
½ cup raisins
1 egg white
2 tablespoons white sugar

Steps:

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. In a medium bowl, cream shortening, butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg and milk. Add dry ingredients, stir until combined, then stir in the citron and raisins. Cover and refrigerate dough until easy to handle, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
Place remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar into a shallow bowl or saucer. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, dip tops in the egg white, and then in the sugar. Place balls 2 inches apart, sugar side up on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should be golden. Cool on cookie sheets. These cookies store and keep well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189.9 calories, CarbohydrateContent 33.1 g, CholesterolContent 17.3 mg, FatContent 5.9 g, FiberContent 0.8 g, ProteinContent 2.1 g, SaturatedFatContent 2.5 g, SodiumContent 138.5 mg, SugarContent 12.3 g

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