Pasini Martina & Elena Vaccalluzzo

Tea Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Every day they drink 165 million cups of the stuff and each year around 144 thousand tons of tea are imported. Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot. Most Britons like their tea strong and dark, but with a lot of milk.

SCONES Ingredients  3 cups flour  1/2 cup sugar  5 teaspoons baking powder  1/2 teaspoon salt  3/4 cup butter  1 egg, beaten  1 cup milk Directions  Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Lightly grease a baking sheet.  In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter. Mix the egg and milk in a small bowl, and stir into flour mixture.  Knead briefly. Roll dough out into a round.  Bake 15 minutes.

FLAPJACKS Ingredients  1/2 cup butter or margarine  1/2 cup brown sugar  4 tablespoons golden syrup or corn syrup  3 cups rolled oats  1/4 cup raisins Directions  Preheat the oven to 175 degrees.  In a saucepan combine the butter, brown sugar and golden syrup. Cook until butter and sugar melt. Stir in the oats and raisins. Pour into a baking pan.  Bake for 30 minutes until the top is golden. Cut into squares.

APPLE CRUMBLE Ingredients  Half a packet puff pastry  1 tablespoon butter, melted  3 apple - peeled and chopped  3/8 cup flour  3/8 cup almonds  1/2 cup white sugar  1/4 teaspoon cinnamon  3 tablespoons butter, chilled  1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions  In a small bowl, mix flour, almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon together.  Add chilled butter and vanilla extract. Rub to make bread crumbs.  Place pastry on a large baking sheet. Brush with melted butter or margarine.  Arrange apples in the center of the pastry, leaving a border of pastry.  Spoon almond over the apples.  Bake at 175 degrees C for 30 minutes.

DEVONSHIRE TEA Try Devonshire tea! Make tea and serve it with scones, clotted cream and jam. It’s wonderful. You’d better not eat it if you are on a diet.

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