There are many things I’m looking forward to for this upcoming season but ,honestly, there’s nothing that makes me more excited than the Downton Abbey movie coming out later this month. The series ended on such a positive and happy note but I was in tears just saying goodbye to all the wonderful characters.
I’ve done a few recipes inspired by the show before but I’ve been wanting to do a nice afternoon tea spread for a while now. While none of these items have been specifically mentioned in the show, I used some of the recipes I’ve been hoarding and wanting to try for this. I’m going to be posting the recipes in the next week or so, so make sure to come back for more recipes.
Starting at the bottom of the tier, we have two kinds of tea sandwiches. The first being a butter and sliced cucumbers and the second is egg with cress. I wanted to lean on lighter ingredients since we have quite a lot of items already. Some other options are ham and cheese, chicken, or fish if you want to make something different for your afternoon tea.
These sandwiches are easy to put together and while it’s simple in terms of ingredients, both are classics. They’re also very light and fresh and especially great when you have quite a large spread for afternoon tea. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and friends did!
Downton Abbey: Afternoon Tea
Ingredients
- 8 slices white bread
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 English cucumber thinly sliced
- 4 whole eggs
- 3-4 tbsp mayonnaise
- salt and pepper to taste
- watercress or microgreens as needed
Instructions
Egg and Cress Sandwich
- Place the eggs in a saucepan and add enough water just to cover. Place over high heat and bring to a complete boil. Turn the heat off and and cover the saucepan for 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes, place the eggs into an ice bath to cool down.
- Peel the eggs and place it into a bowl. Add 3 tbsp mayonnaise and smash it with the eggs until you get a chunky mixture. You can add the last tbsp of mayonaisse if you prefer. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the mixture between two slices of bread. Top with a few pieces of cress or micro greens. Place the second slice of bread on top. Trim of the crust of the sandwiches and then slice in half to make rectangles.
Cucumber Sandwich
- Trim off the ends of the cucumber and slice into thin rounds. Spread the butter evenly on 4 slice of bread. Neatly arrange the slices of cucumbers on the bread. Top with second slice of bread on top. Trim off the crust and slice in half into rectangles.
Notes
- English cucumbers tend to have smaller seeds so there is no need to remove the seeds. If you're using another type of cucumber, you might want to slice the cucumber in half and and remove the seeds.
