AKA The Butter Tier. We talk you through classic English scones and unravel the history and technique behind clotted cream, strange and wonderful beast that she is. Plus, lavender & lime shortbread!

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Chef John's Clotted Cream:

https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-names-cream-clotted-cream.html

Mary Berry's Scones:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tea_time_scones_77839 

https://britishfoodhistory.com/2019/10/11/clotted-cream/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotted_cream

 

Our first full episode and part 1 of our series on tea party baking! Some tea history to set the stage before we get into tier 1 of our 3-tiered tea party menu: our favorite sandwich bread and our twist on classic tea sandwiches.

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Sources for this episode:

The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson, Edited by Tom Jaine, Oxford University Press Inc, 2006   For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History by Sarah Rose, Penguin Books, 2011   https://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/name/?nid=CransC   https://www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/2021/03/miss-catherine-cranston/   https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/tea-for-view-view-for-tea-6383242   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_in_the_United_Kingdom

Welcome to Baking the Best of It! Episode one out Friday, June 21

 

We're lifelong bakers and best friends who love sharing our recipes, baking experiments, and knowledge. 

 

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