Our Menu of English Tea Time Treats

is inspired by the upstairs-downstairs period drama Downton Abbey. In the highly ritualized household of the Earl and Countess of Grantham, tea time is not just for banter: it is the most serious of affairs. Over tea, alliances are forged and the fate of the family fortune is contemplated and plotted. We can’t all have a Mrs. Patmore presiding over our kitchen, but we can afford to recreate a piece of the Downton experience with some our favorite recipes. We think even the Dowager Countess would heartily approve!

Click to get recipes for Blackberry Roly Poly, Individual Sticky Toffee Pudding Cakes, Plum Pudding with Orange-Mace Hard Sauce, Blueberry Scones, and Lemon Curd.