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What are some recipes Irish Breakfast and Early Evening Teas that are served in Ireland?

I need help on finding these recipes because google is not helping one bit. I need them for a project in my cooking class

Irish Breakfast Scones

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup raisins
7/8 cup milk

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Sieve flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingers or a pastry blender. Add the sugar, baking powder and raisins and mix together well.

Add the milk and mix into a loose dough. Turn onto a floured board and knead until smooth (about 10 times). Roll out; cut the dough in half, then into quarters and then into eighths. Place on a lightly floured baking sheet, then brush the top of each scone with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. When done, transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Irish Omelet

6 small eggs, separated
4 medium size potatoes, cooked and mashed
Lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped chives or scallions
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter

To the mashed potato, add the beaten egg yolks. Mix the two ingredients thoroughly and then add the lemon juice, chives, salt and pepper.

Heat the butter in an omelet pan.

Whisk the egg whites until stiff and stir them into the potato mixture. Cook the mixture until it turns golden, then run under the broiler to finish.

Afternoon Tea Recipes
Cucumber Sandwiches

Thinly-sliced, good-quality white bread

Salted butter

Cucumbers with the skin shaved off, cut into slim discs (and for decoration, some full length curls made using the peeler)

How to make them

Step 1: Spread the bread with a thin layer of butter, and then cut off the crusts.

Step2: Thinly slice the cucumber and fill the sandwich with a single layer of crunchy cucumber.

Step 3: Put the top on and cut into neat triangles. Serve garnished with long whorls of shaved cucumber.

Classic Victoria Sandwich
4 large eggs

225 g caster sugar

225 g self-raising flour

225 g butter (room temp)

I teaspoon vanilla extract

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.

Step 2: Cream together the caster sugar and butter until fluffy.

Step 3: Add the eggs one at a time, mixing them in very carefully and beating well.

Step 4: Add vanilla extract, is using, and then fold in the well-sifted flour.

Step 5: Split the mixture into the tins.

Step 6: Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Step 7: Remove from the oven and turn onto a wire rack. Cool.

Step 8: Fill with top quality strawberry or raspberry jam and thick double cream, dust generously with icing sugar and serve for a classic Victorian tea treat.

The Tea Show, Episode 2: Upton’s Irish Breakfast Blend

Which kind of Chinese Tea is more healthy and delicious?

I find there are many kinds of Chinese tea, such as Chinese Green Tea, Chinese Oolong tea and Chinese Black Tea. The URL is http://www.tea-sources.com/tea/?p=4. I find six types of Chinese tea. So I want to know which kind of Chinese tea is more healthy and delicious?
Thanks very much!

i think the green tea is the best choice its not the most delicious but its the healthiest, it helps losing wieght and maintain good blood presure

Making chinese Oolong Tea 2 of 2

Tazo Tea Bags you can buy in grocery stores?

Which is the best tasting Tazo Tea bags that you can buy in a grocery store ? is it Decaffeinated or caffeinated or both?

Depending on where you are located, there is a grocery store called Safeway in the northwest or Pulblix in the southeast that sells tazo teas, flavors vary by store, but if you ask them to order a flavor they normally are able to. you can also order them online at www.tazo.com Good Luck.

Honest Tea set up an Honest Store at DC’s Union Station