Afternoon Tea

Mini Quiches

I loosely followed a recipe for this.
Cut24 circles from 2 sheets of thawed puff pastry, and gently press into well greased shallow muffin tins. Place a little grated cheese and finely chopped shaved ham into pastry, top with 3 eggs mixed with a couple of spoons of cream. Top with a little finely chopped chives and bake at 190C for about 15 minutes, or until pastry is cooked.

Orange date scones

Ingredients

• Melted butter or margarine, for greasing
• 2 1/3 cups (350g) self-raising flour
• 2 tbs sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 40g (2 tbs) butter
• 1 orange, rind finely grated, juiced
• 1 cup (165g) chopped dried dates
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 125mls (1/2 cup) milk
• Butter, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush a baking tray with melted butter or margarine to grease lightly.
2. Sift the flour, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the orange rind and dates.
3. Combine the orange juice, egg and milk in a small jug. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the combined liquids. Mix the liquid into the dry ingredients with a round-bladed knife until the mixture starts to come together. Use your hands to form the mixture into a ball. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and press into a 2cm-thick round. Cut out the dough with a floured 5cm scone cutter and place onto prepared tray. Repeat with any remaining dough scraps.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden and sound hollow when tapped. Serve warm with butter.