New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

A high tea in HER HONOUR

High tea selection

SERVES 12

MAKE

● Miso butter smoked salmon & cucumber finger sandwiches

● Sugar-crusted elderflower cream scones

● Blueberry panna cotta lamingtons

● Lemon & chamomile drizzle cake

● Chocolate ginger tart

● Pistachio & lemon sandwich cookies

BUY

● Fresh fruit (we used strawberries dipped in chocolate)

● 16cm x 4cm ready-made tart shells, 160g lemon curd to make lemon-curd filled tarts – fill tart shells with lemon curd, then top with passionfruit pulp (either fresh or tinned)

● Macarons

● Rose Turkish delight

OTHER OPTIONS

● Meringues

● Brownies

● Sponge fingers, dulce de leche and cream – sandwich fingers with dulce de leche and whipped cream

● Squares of chocolate

DRINK

● Champagne

● Selection of teas

● Herb and fruit-infused waters

SERVING

You will need:

● 1 large wooden board

● 1 oval platter

● 1 medium round plate or shallow bowl

● 2 small bowls

● 2 spoons

BUILD

Using the picture (right) as a guide, position the oval platter, plate and bowls on a large wooden board. Fill the plate with chocolate-covered fruit. Place sugar-crusted

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