You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST to see daily recipe updates. If you’ve tried this Clotted Crea recipe or any other recipe on the blog then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how it turned out in the comments below. A fun fact, this is the way the Queen likes it too. This way it is easier to spread the jam on the scone. I prefer the jam first with the cream on top. There is an ongoing debate of which is best, to spread jam or cream on the scone first. What comes first, the jam or cream? The jam and cream debate: Yes, in that you are consuming calcium, but no as I wouldn’t recommend eating it every day because of the fat content. Clotted cream is cooked at a low temperature for hours until the cream clots and thickens on the top and that is what is used. Whipping cream is simply whisked until thickened. In addition to the butterfat content, clotted cream has a minimum of 55%, it’s the preparation of the cream that is the difference. What is the difference between clotted cream and whipped cream? Sandwiches were usually cucumber with cream cheese, radish and butter or smoked salmon and always with the crust removed, sometimes open-faced. Traditional Black English tea, Darjeeling (an aromatic floral tea from India) or Earl Grey (a blend of black teas scented with oil of bergamot) were typically served. The selection of food ranged from savory to sweet.

What do they serve at a traditional afternoon tea? The drawing room a room in the house where one could ‘withdraw’ to for privacy with their guests. If typical grey skies loomed and impending rain was upon them (typical British weather) the tea service would then be served indoors in the Drawing Room. Weather permitting tea would be served in the garden. The middle and lower classes would have a more substantial ‘high’ tea, served later in the day at five or six o’clock, in place of a late dinner. The ‘high’ and ‘low’ names were given for the height of the tables used each time. Traditionally, the upper classes would serve a ‘low’ or ‘afternoon’ tea around four o’clock. This is not surprising because they typically ate just 2 meals a day breakfast and dinner, so the skipping of that 3rd meal led to a mid afternoon slump hence the creation of afternoon tea. The tradition of afternoon tea started in the early 19th Century when the wealthy set felt they needed a ‘pick-me-up’ in the afternoon. The yogurt mode on an instant pot heats to that relatively low temperature. Making clotted cream involves heating cream to a constant warm temperature until the cream clots, which is similar to making yogurt. The History and Tradition of Afternoon Tea: You dont make clotted cream in an instant pot without a yogurt function, which is why you are not getting any search results. It takes some time to make (but not very laborious) and well worth it because an afternoon tea is not complete without it. It is always served with scones and jam that is like a marriage of butter and cream. Read on to find out about the making of the cream and the history behind this quintessential British pastime.Įveryone has heard of the British afternoon tea, but not everyone has heard of clotted cream. Clotted Cream, customary for afternoon tea (or cream tea) is a thick, unsweetened cream that comes from the best Devon cows served on English scones.