High Tea

[andiesenji]

On one of the Thermomix blogs, I found this recipe for Salmon Cake with Tartar sauce  last summer and prepared it for a brunch.
It received many compliments and requests for the recipe. 

[Nay-nay]

This sounds great Hally! I've been wanting to host a high tea for some time. We (DD & I) were invited to attend a cup cake party on the weekend. It was great to get all 'doed up' with the little girls for a girly afternoon sipping on tea and eatting scones (and cupcakes no doubt) with all the trimmings - tea pots, tea cups, white linen, tied cake stands and even the tea strainers were special. Hope you have fun!

[judydawn]

High tea is certainly becoming the rage at the moment.  I had GD (6 yrs) here for a sleepover recently and one of the first things she wanted to do was look at everything in my display cabinet and ask questions about what things were. I have a beautiful lacey tea set Mum has already handed down to me, a Noritake dinner set and the Royal Albert in that cupboard plus all the little bits and pieces that used to get used at dinner parties in the 80's & 90's.  She was fascinated with the sugar bowl in a silver frame which has the spoon hanging from the handle, the crystal dinner bell which had to be rung several times, the different S & P containers and the toast rack given to my Grandparents on their wedding day by the Army (not an expensive item but more sentimental value - it is white porcelain with 2 rifles crossed over to form the spaces for the toast which has to be at least 110 years old).  Funnily enough her 3 favourite pieces all came from DH's Mother although she did like my red glass ware and other items got a mention. It is nice to think that perhaps some of those items will end up in her cupboard one day.

[Halex]

I really appreciate all your support and ideas. I am very excited to start cooking, I will make the mixture for the chicken curry puffs today and freeze and see what I can make tomorrow and Saturday, so hopefully I wont be up at 6am on Sunday.

Yes its very nice to have a lovely high/afternoon tea with all the finery(sp), my lovely teaset nad dinner set will get used at last!

I am also making some finger sandwiches, shortbread and few other bits and pieces, the weather looks good for us in Perth, so it should all go according to plan.

Thanks again everyone - new to my TM but absolutely loving it.

Hally

[judydawn]

Hally I do hope you are able to take a photo to post for us all to see your beautiful high tea.

[kezza]

Hally, I LOVE high teas!  What a lovely idea for Mothers Day. You have been given so many wonderful ideas, but just a thought that little butterfly cakes using the lemon or passionfruit  butter as a filling would look gorgeous, sprinkled with a little icing sugar. 

[Halex]

Judy - yes will try my best to get some photos.

Kezza, I made some lemon butter last night and was thinking exactly the same thing I am making the passionfruit butter for the scones with some whipped cream

Maddys pop cakes look quite complicated (I am not a baker, so just starting out with cakes etc)- has anyone else made them, also does anyone have the recipe for the icing.

Thanks again for all your help ans support guys - I am very excited, although quite a bit of work but lots of fun trying out all the things in my magical machine.

Hally

[maddy]

Maddys pop cakes look quite complicated (I am not a baker, so just starting out with cakes etc)- has anyone else made them, also does anyone have the recipe for the icing.

Hally, you can just make them as bites instead of putting on the stick.
Either way, it is easy.....You can just dip them in the same coloured chocolate then before it sets, throw some sprinkles/glitter/etc. over them.
To speed it up, just use biscuits (tim tams/choc mint slice/oreos), once blitzed and in the cream cheese. Done.

[Halex]

Hi Maddy,

I was a lilttle confuses, reading so many recipes - of course these dont go in the oven,  I was confused with the mould and the oven, but they go in the fridge and then in the mould when chilled. How long do you have them in the mould for, I saw some today at a cook shop - I am wondering how many moulds I need to buy?

Thanks again
Hally

[maddy]

No worries Hally.....the little cupcake mould that I posted about, you only need the 1.  Just squeeze the chilled mixture into mould together, then take out to chill again before dipping.  Alternatively, you could press them into a small silicone baking tray, chill then pop out.
The simplest way is to just roll them into a ball, chill then dip in melted chocolate and decorate.  You can insert a lolly pop stick....or not.

I have a batch of mint slice ones chilling at the moment.  I used.......

2 pkts. coles chocolate mint slice biscuits (weighed 420g)
80g. cream cheese.
Process all the biscuits on speed 6 for 8 seconds (or until finely processed)
Add in the cubed cream cheese, and set on closed lid position,  interval setting, for 1.30 mins - 2 mins.
Roll into balls, then chill, then after 20-30 mins. dip into melted chocolate and decorate.

I can post pictures of my  "Mothers Day Chocolate Platter" later on 

[Halex]

Hi Maddy,

I have made them - they certainly don't look like yours!!LOL more like odd shaped little balls with coloured pieces randomly thrown on, Oh well they taste delicious and they look OK -probably being too hard on myself. I fond them rather messy, choclate everywhere......... very very cih but nice
I will buy the mould next week and try again.

Thanks for all you help.

[Halex]

Hi everyone,

well the high tea is on the way. I have made quite a few things, most things have been very successful but a few mishaps.

I doubled the shortbread recipe in the DC and it just wasnt as nice as doing the one batch, so am sending DH out tomorrow to buy some more rice flour to have another go.

The chicken curry puffs - silly me didn't have any corn so used creamed corm - mm way too runny so now I have chicken curry vol au vents.

Anyway still happy and having a good time,

Lemon butterfly cakes look great......... and so do a few other things.

I have now organised a high tea for about 15 girls here - but the next one is bring a plate. Its called "Champagne and Tiaras", with the invite I asked them all to frock up and enjoy.

Hope you all have great and relaxing miters day
Hally

[Debbiebillg]

Hally,
I make the EDC recipe ALL the time for shortbread (I get special requests to make this) and I always mill the rice for it. Even nicer !  And I also always double the recipe too. I never buy rice flour any more, just mill it as I need to.  Give it a go.  Ohhh and when you mill the rice put a piece of cling film under the lid (a tip I got from the forum) and it stops the dustiness, and then once finished give it a little while to settle before you open the lid.

Debbie

[cookie1]

Hally it sounds as though it will be a great success. Well done.

[Very Happy Jan]

Wow Hally. All sounds fantastic. Would love some photos if you have time . hope you really enjoy the day.