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Irish Tea Party Recipes
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You will find great Irish Tea Party Recipes below!
These recipes will suit your St. Patrick’s Day tea party just fine. But why limit this lovely theme to
just one day a year?...
The Irish deserve to be celebrated each
and everyday of the year... not only for their great culture, but for the traditions that have enhanced tea-time around the world!
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Leprechaun Mint Cookies
These
lucky green-topped cookies are sure to charm them!
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon mint extract
2 cups all purpose
flour
1 recipe Green Colored Sugar (see below)
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric
mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar
and beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat
in egg yolk, milk, and mint extract until combined. Beat in as much of
the flour as you can with the mixer. Hand-stir in any remaining flour
with a wooden spoon. Cover and chill dough about 2 hours or until easy
to handle.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on an ungreased
cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in
colored sugar. Note: To get sugar to stick to glass, first
dip the bottom of the glass in the cookie dough. Next, dip it into the
sugar.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until
edges begin to brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
Green Colored Sugar: To make green colored
sugar, put 2/3 cup granulated sugar in a self-sealing plastic bag. Place
a few drops of green liquid food coloring in a 1/4 teaspoon
measure. Add water to measuring spoon to fill. Sprinkle over
sugar in the bag. Seal bag and knead sugar into a pie plate. Let
dry for several hours, stirring occasionally. When sugar is dry, store
it in an air tight container.
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Lemon
Tea Loaf
This is
a simple fresh tasting tea loaf that, with its zesty lemon flavor, is
perfect for afternoon tea!
Ingredients:
5
tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup sour cream
2 1/2
tablespoon milk
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 recipe Lemon Drizzle (see below)
Directions:
In a bowl cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in the eggs, the
vanilla, sour cream and milk.
In
another bowl stir together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Beat into
the creamed mixture and then stir in the walnuts.
Pour
the batter into a greased and floured 9x5x3" loaf pan. Bake the cake in
a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes, or until it tests done with a
toothpick.
As
soon as you remove the finished, hot cake from the oven, spoon the Lemon
Drizzle over the top of the surface evenly and let it sink in. Transfer pan to a rack to cool
completely before removing bread or slicing.
Lemon Drizzle: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar with the juice of 1 lemon (remove
the seeds, but add the pulp). Blend well.
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Irish
Soda Scones
This
great old-time Irish recipe is tried and true. Serve warm and slathered
with sweet butter and jam!
Ingredients:
3
3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup stone-ground whole
wheat flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup wheat flakes cereal
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1
teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon finely chopped lemon zest
2
tablespoons caraway seeds
1/2 stick butter, cut into cubes and
chilled
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
1 extra-large egg
Directions:
Position a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375
degrees.
In a
large bowl mix together flour, sugar, wheat flakes cereal, salt, baking
powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and caraway seeds. Cut
the butter into flour mixture with 2 knives, tossing
pieces of butter with the flour mixture to coat and separate them as you work. The
largest pieces should be about the size of peas and the mixture should
resemble breadcrumbs. Work quickly. Do not allow the the butter to melt
or form a paste with the flour.
In a
separate bowl whisk together the egg, and buttermilk. Make
a well in the center of the butter-flour mixture and pour in the egg mixture. Using one hand, draw in dry
ingredients, mixing until just combined. Wash your hands and dust them
with flour.
Turn
the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Gently knead a few
times to gather dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, press
the dough into a circle about 3/4 inch thick. Cut out triangular wedges
with a floured cookie cutter or sharp knife. Place the scones 1 inch apart
on the ungreased baking sheet.
Brush the tops with extra buttermilk. Sprinkle tops with extra crushed
wheat flakes cereal. Bake until the tops are golden brown, 35 to 40
minutes until light colored and firm. Let cool on rack or serve warm.
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Irish
Chocolate Tea Cake
Great
as is, or with a dollop of whipped cream... This cake is a
sure-to-wow-them crowd pleaser!
Ingredients:
8
tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Confectioners'
sugar
Directions:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x5x3" loaf pan.
In a
large bowl cream the butter, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer
until pale and fluffy (about 3 to 5 minutes). Scrape down the sides of
the bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping the sides of the
bowl after each.
With
the mixer off, add cocoa, sour cream, baking powder, baking soda and
salt to the butter mixture. Then mix on low speed. When butter-cocoa
mixture is well blended, scraped down the sides of the bowl, and add the
flour. Mix only until just blended.
Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake until a wooden pick inserted
in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Place the pan on a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes. Loosen the edges of
the bread with a knife and invert it onto the rack. Turn the cake over
and let cool completely. Sift confectioners' sugar over the top before
serving.
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