This engaging and historically accurate cookbook presents more than 70 delicious recipes that celebrate the elegant institution of afternoon tea. Full of photographs and quotes from Downton characters, you can recreate the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea time and time again.

This comprehensive guide in official partnership with the hit TV series Downton Abbey is a lavish celebration of the elegant institution of afternoon tea, filled with recipes, historical facts and etiquette guides.

With over 150 stunning photographs featuring stills from across the series and right up to the latest film release, this collection of 70 delicious recipes will give you everything you need to take afternoon tea just like the Granthams do in the much-beloved series.

With a foreword by Gareth Neame, executive producer of Downton Abbey, this book investigates the history of tea, covering its origins and varieties, the etiquette surrounding its consumption in English aristocratic life, and its presence in the series, both upstairs and downstairs.

The book then turns to 70 recipes for delicious bakes, bites and assorted sweet and savoury delights to accompany a delightful afternoon tea, with sections on:

• Pastries, buns and biscuits - Whip up ****classics like the cream scone or chelsea buns, as well as enticing delicacies such as raspberry eclairs and chocolate florentines.
• Cakes, tarts and puddings - ****From colourful Battenburg cakes and lemon tarts to warming spicy dark gingerbread or steamed toffee pudding, these irresistable bakes will have something to suit every taste.
• Tea sandwiches and savoury bites - Enjoy mini pork pies and cornish pasties, or make carefully trimmed tea sandwiches to complete any spread.
• Preserves and spreads - Make aromatic strawberry-rhubarb jam, currant jelly or lemon curd from scratch to accompany your bakes. This carefully curated selection of recipes spans the world of Downton, from intimate afternoon tea taken in the drawing-room to glamorous tea parties in the garden.

Full of photographs and quotes from Downton characters, with this book ****you can recreate the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea time and time again.

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Gareth Neame is Executive Chairman of Carnival Films and, alongside Julian Fellowes, responsible for the global TV phenomenon Downton Abbey

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**This comprehensive guide, in official partnership with Downton Abbey, is a lavish celebration of elegant afternoon tea, filled with recipes, historical facts and etiquette guides. **
 
With over 150 stunning photographs featuring stills from across the Downton Abbey series, plus a foreword by Gareth Neame, Downton Abbey’s executive producer, this collection of 70 delicious recipes will serve up everything you need to take afternoon tea just like the Granthams. 
 
The book also explores the history of tea, covering its origins and varieties, the etiquette surrounding its consumption in English aristocratic life, and its presence in the series, both upstairs and downstairs. 
 
Recipes for delicious bakes, bites and assorted sweet and savoury delights include: 

• Pastries, buns and biscuits - Whip up classics like the cream scone or Chelsea buns, as well as enticing delicacies from raspberry eclairs to chocolate florentines  

• Afternoon tea cakes, tarts and puddings - From colourful Battenburg cakes and lemon tarts to warming spicy dark gingerbread or steamed toffee pudding 

• Tea sandwiches and savoury bites - Enjoy mini pork pies and Cornish pasties, or make carefully trimmed tea sandwiches  

• Preserves and spreads - Make aromatic strawberry-rhubarb jam, currant jelly or lemon curd from scratch to accompany your bakes 

• From intimate afternoon teätaken in the drawing-room to glamorous tea parties in the garden, there are afternoon tea experiences to suit any occasion.   Full of photographs and quotes from Downton characters, with this book you can recreate the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey afternoon tea, time and time again. 

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TABLE **of **CONTENTS

**Foreword by Gareth Neame **

**Introduction **

**Tea at Downton Abbey **

Tea Characteristics 

PASTRIES, BUNS & BISCUITS 

CAKES, TARTS & PUDDINGS 

TEA SANDWICHES & SAVORY BITES

PRESERVES & SPREADS