Cream Cheese Tea Recipes

CREAM TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugar until very soft. Add beaten egg, custard powder, flour, and salt. Knead well on a floured surface.
• Roll out and cut with a plain biscuit cutter. Bake for 10 minutes or until pale brown.

CREAM CHEESE TEA

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and milk in medium bowl with mixer until blended.
• Add cream and sugar; beat on high speed 2 min. or until thickened.
• Pour tea into 6 glasses; top with cream cheese mixture.

CUCUMBER AND CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cut cucumber with a mandolin to make very fine slices. Lay slices on paper towels to drain.
• In a bowl, stir cream cheese, mayonnaise, garlic salt and dill together until smooth.
• Spread each slice of bread with a layer of the cream cheese mixture. Then lay cucumber slices in overlapping rows on one half of the bread slices. Top with remaining wheat bread slices.
• Cut crusts from each sandwich and then cut into quarters.

CREAM CHEESE AND OLIVE PARTY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Let cream cheese soften to room temperature.
• In a bowl mix cream cheese with mayonnaise.
• Add chopped olives and mix well.
• Spread mixture onto 6 bread slices and top with remaining 6 bread slices to make sandwiches. Cut crust edges off and slice each sandwich into quarters.

CUCUMBER AND LEMONY DILL CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, fresh dill, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Lay the slices of bread on your work service and distribute the cream cheese evenly among each slice, spreading into a thin layer. Arrange the cucumber slices in rows over 3 slices of the bread. Top with the remaining bread, and cut into quarters so there are 4 pieces from each sandwich. Serve immediately.

CUCUMBER CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Lay 2 slices of bread on a work surface and spread each slice evenly with 1 tablespoon cream cheese.
• Cover 1 side of the sandwich with sliced cucumber.
• Season with a squeeze of lemon juice , salt and pepper, and chives, if using.
• Cover the cucumbers with the other slice of bread, cream cheese side down.
• Cut off the crusts and slice the sandwich diagonally 2 times to create 4 triangular finger sandwiches. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Serve.