Cream tea is a British dish consisting of tea served with scones, clotted cream, and fruit preserves. It can be served with milk or no dairy, and scones can be plain or with dried fruit. There is controversy over its origin, but it has been enjoyed since the 11th century and is served worldwide. To make tea, a heated teapot is filled with hot water and loose leaf tea or tea bags are added before steeping for 3-4 minutes.
Cream tea, which is also sometimes called “Devonshire tea” or “Cornish cream tea” is a British dish that includes tea served with scones. The name of the tea is believed to have to do with the tradition of serving tea alongside scones covered in clotted cream and fruit preserves. In fact, the tea’s name does not refer to a tea that is taken with cream. Cream tea can be served, however, with a tea that is taken with milk or no dairy products. In the latter case, the tea can be taken with lemon and perhaps some sugar.
There has been some heated controversy over the origin of cream tea, which is considered a quintessential British dish. There is evidence that the dish has been enjoyed since the 11th century. In most cases, cream tea is enjoyed in the early afternoon, but there are many restaurants that serve it in the morning as well. Although cream tea is a British dish, it is served in tearooms and restaurants around the world.
Scones that are served with cream tea can be plain or made with dried fruit. The most common dried fruit added to scones are raisins. Some scones are also made with dried cranberries or dried cherries. For a good cream tea, the scones should be split in half.
Some recipes for the dish indicate that clotted cream, which is sometimes substituted for whipped cream, should be spread over the scones first, followed by a jam topping. Other recipes indicate that the seasonings should be added in reverse order. The jams served with the teas are usually jams made from berries such as raspberries or strawberries.
To make tea, a heated teapot should be filled with hot water and allowed to steep for a few minutes. Once the pot is hot, the water can be poured out and the tea added. The size of the pot and the desired potency of the tea will determine how much loose leaf tea or the number of tea bags, depending on the type of pot used, to add. Once the tea has been added to the pot, pour boiling water. The tea should be steeped for 3-4 minutes before serving.
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