The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club: Cranberry Chai Scones

So every Wednesday, starting last October, I have been a part of a Tea Party/Bible Study/Book Club on The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. This is different from my book club and the Book Club Picks I was reviewing (and desperately need to catch up on). The first week we had Cederberg Tea Company Rooibos + Ginger Tea, Cranberry-Spice Scones with Maple Cream, Tea Time Magazine’s Ham and Cheese Tea Sandwiches, Cucumber-Four Peppercorn Goat Cheese Canapés, Fotina & Pork Puffed Pastry, and Mini Apple Pies.

The second week we had Chami Spice Ginger Plum Tea, Dark Chocolate Ginger Scones, Curried Egg Salad Triple Stacks Sandwiches, Turkey-Apple Tea Sandwiches, Fotina Flower Puffed Pastry, and Lemon Gingerbread Cake.

The third week we had Organic India Tulsi Masala Chai Tea, Parmesan and Chive Scones, Cucumber Aioli Canapés, Ham, Cheddar, and Apple Tea Sandwiches, Cranberry, Brie, and Rosemary Bites, and Mini Pumpkin Crème Brûlée.

The fourth week we had Tiesta Tea Victorian Earl Grey, Lavender and Earl Grey Scones, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Tomato Hummus Salad, Cranberry Feta Pinwheels, and Triple Berry Salad.

Week five we had NovelTea Tins The Picture of Earl Grey, Haarlem Tea Room’s Cheddar Scones, Eating Well’s Radish Tea Sandwiches, Tea Time Magazine’s Ham and Cheese Sandwiches, Brisket and Slaw Roulades, and Easy Fruit Tarts.

That brings us to week six, when we had Cinnamon Bun Scones, Curry Egg Salad Triple Stack Sandwiches, Cranberry Feta Cheese Pinwheels, Savory Meat Hand Pies, and Melt-in-Your-Mouth Buttermilk Chocolate Cookies.

And now for the last of our Magician’s Nephew book club/Bible study/tea party: Chai Tea, Cranberry Chai Scones, Cucumber Flatbread Canapés, Mini Shepherd’s Pie, Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus, and Snickerdoodles.

As I was unable to share these earlier I’m catching up now and am starting with scones of course!

This comes from TeaTime Magazine’s November/December 2020 edition. This was originally supposed to be gluten free, but as none of us have a gluten allergy, I just made them with regular flour. You were also suppose to refrigerate the steeping milk and chai tea, but I hadn’t read that and steeped it for only an hour. They still tasted good.

YUM!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 Cup of Whole Milk
• 3 Tablespoons of Masala Chai Loose Leaf Tea
• 2.5 Cups of Flour
• 4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
• 5 Tablespoons of Unsalted Butter, cubed
• 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon of Sugar (Granulated), divided
• 1/2 Cup of Dried Cranberries
• 2 Medium Eggs
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1. In a pint jar with lid, combine milk and loose leaf tea. Steep for 6 hours.
2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Using fingers, rub in butter as lightly as possible until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
5. Stir in 1/4 cup of sugar and then the cranberries.
6. Using an infuser or fine-mesh sieve, strain infused milk.
7. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of infused milk, and vanilla extract.
8. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, and stir until dough begins to form.
9. Working gently, being mixture together with hands until the dough forms.
10. Turn out dough onto a floured surface, and gently knead by patting dough and folding it in half 3 or 4 times.
11. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to a 1-inch thickness.
12. Using a 2.5 inch fluted round cutter dipped in flour, and cut as many scones as possible from the dough.
13. Place scones on the prepared baking sheet and freeze for 30 minutes.
14. Preheat ovens to 400 degrees F.
15. Sprinkle tops of scones with 1 tablespoon of sugar.
16. Bake until scones are lightly Golden, 16-18 minutes.
17. Serve immediately.

These were extremely delicious and as you see, I enjoyed them the next morning as well with Purple Jasmine tea (this pic is from my Tea Advent Calendar Swap 2020.)

For more from The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club, go to Melt-in-Your-Mouth Buttermilk Chocolate Cookies

For more recipes, go to Jane Austen Birthday Party Menu, Plus How to Dip Cookies in Chocolate, and a Sugar Cookie Recipe

For more scone recipes, go to Cinnamon Bun Scones

For more tea posts, go to Savory Meat Hand Pies

The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club: Cranberry Feta Pinwheels

So every Wednesday, starting in October, I have been a part of a Tea Party/Bible Study/Book Club on The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. This is different from my book club and the Book Club Picks I have been reviewing (and desperately need to catch up on). I also need to catch up on these recipes. Week four we had Tiesta Tea Victorian Earl Grey, Lavender and Earl Grey Scones, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Hummus Tomato Salad, Cranberry Feta Pinwheels, and Triple Berry Salad.

I couldn’t share the recipes in October as I was in the middle of Horrorfest IX, so I am catching up and of course next is the pinwheels.

This recipe comes from Let’s Dish.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces Cream Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Crumbled Feta Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Chopped Green Onions
• 1 5-oz Package Dried Cranberries
• 4 10-inch Tortillas

Directions:

1. In a small bowl; combine the cream cheese, feta cheese, and green onion.
2. Stir in the dried cranberries.
3. Divide mixture evenly between the four tortillas. 
4. Roll each tortilla up as tightly as you can and wrap in plastic wrap.
5. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
6. Slice the rolled tortillas into 1-inch slices and serve.

This was delicious. We all loved them, and they were a great addition to our tea party. 

For more from The Magician’s Nephew Book Club/Tea Party/ Bible Study, go to Tomato Hummus Salad

For more tea posts, go to I Tried Madsen Creations’ Reusable Cloth Teabags

For more recipes, go to Lavender and Earl Grey Scones

The Magician’s Nephew Tea Party/Book Club: Cranberry-Spice Scones with Maple Cream

So every Wednesday, starting in October, I have been a part of a Tea Party/Bible Study/Book Club on The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. This is different from my book club and the Book Club Picks I have been reviewing (and desperately need to catch up on). The first week we had Cederberg Tea Company Rooibos + Ginger Tea, Cranberry-Spice Scones with Maple Cream, Ham and Cheese Sandwiches, Cucumber Sandwiches, Fotina & Pork Puffed Pastry, and Mini Apple Pies.

I couldn’t share the recipes in October as I was in the middle of Horrorfst IX, so I will be starting now-and of course beginning with scones.

So last time I made scones I was trying to decide between Brown Sugar and Cream Cheese Scones and this one-Cranberry-Spice Scones with Maple Cream. When it came to picking out a scone, I immediately went to this one as it was part of a Fall Teatime and because I really, really want to try it.

This comes from Teatime’s Teatime Celebrations Autumnal Harvest Tea

Cranberry-Spice Scones

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups of Flour (They said whole wheat but I just used regular)
• 1/4 Cup of Granulated Sugar
• 2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Ground Allspice
• 1/8 Teaspoon of Ground Black Pepper
• 1/4 Cup of Cold Unsalted Butter, Cubed
• 1/3 Cup of Dried Cranberries
• 3/4 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• Sugar for Garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, allspice, and pepper, whisking well.
4. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
5. Add cranberries, stirring to combine.
6. In a small bowl, combine cream and vanilla extract, stirring well. Add to flour mixture, stirring until mixture is evenly moist. (If dough seems dry, add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Working gently, bring mixture together with hands until a dough forms.
7. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently 4 to 5 times. Using a rolling pin, roll dough to a ¾-inch thickness. Using a 2¼-inch round cutter, cut 10 scones from dough. Place scones 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
8. Garnish tops of scones with additional sugar, if desired.
9. Bake until edges are golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, approximately 20 minutes.

Maple Cream

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup of Cold Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2 Tablespoons of Confectioner’s Sugar/Powdered Sugar
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• 2 1/2 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup, Divided

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine cream, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat at high speed with a mixer until soft peaks form. Add 2 tablespoons maple syrup, beating until stiff peaks form.
2. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate until needed, up to 2 hours.
3. Before serving, drizzle cream with remaining ½ tablespoon maple syrup.

 

OMGOODNESS these were so good! They were just beyond delicious. I loved them and I loved the cream that went with it. All of us at the tea party did and couldn’t stop eating them.

No, stop! Alright.

If you like good scones, you should definitely make these.

For more recipes, go to Brown Sugar and Cream Cheese Scones

For more scones, go to Scottish Oat Scones

For more tea posts, go to Countdown to Christmas: Tea Advent Calendar Swap 2019