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  2. Wedding Afternoon Tea Anyone?

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    Dreaming of a beautiful, vintage wedding breakfast, but thinking about your budget? With prices starting from just £19 per guest, a (very!) full Afternoon Tea served on, and sipped from, my charming vintage china place settings, will fulfil your dreams.

    Design your own menu...

    Ham with sun-dried tomato pate, coronation chicken, smoked salmon & herb butter...just some of the sandwich fillings available.

    Quiche, mini pastries, all homemade...just some of the savouries you may choose.

    Chocolate layer, lemon drizzle, filled, sweet pastry barquettes, meringues, trifle shots...and the list goes on.

    Scones, clotted cream, jam...definitely.

    Yorkshire Tea, Lady Gray, Fruit Tisanes...sipped from vintage china cups.

    Go posh with chilled Prosecco or Champagne...

    wedding tea collage

  3. Almost Betty's Fat Rascals...

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    Ingredients

    150g plain flour, sieved

    150g self-raising flour, sieved

    1 teaspoon baking powder

    125g cold butter, cubed

    100g caster sugar

    Grated zest of 1 orange

    Grated zest of 1 lemon

    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

    150g dried mixed fruit (currants, raisins and sultanas in equal quantities)

    1 large free-range egg, lightly beaten

    4 to 5 tablespoons milk

    Glaze and Topping

    1 medium egg yolk

    1 tablespoon water

    Glacé cherries and blanched almonds, to decorate

    Directions

    Step 1

    Heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6.

    Step 2

    Sieve both flours and the baking powder together into a large bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

    Step 3

    Add the sugar, citrus zest, spices, dried fruit and mix well. Add the beaten egg and enough milk to bring the mixture together into a soft dough. Form the mixture into 6 saucer-sized rounds, about 3/4″ or 2cm deep.

    Step 4

    Mix the egg yolk and water together to make a glaze and brush this over the fat rascals. Decorate with the cherries and almonds - see photos. Transfer to a non-stick baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

    Step 5

    Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

    Step 6

    Fat rascals are best served warm from the oven but they can be frozen and reheated in a low oven. You can serve them alone or with butter.

     This recipe is taken from a lovely blog: www.lavendarandlovage.com