Friday 27th June was National Cream Tea Day and in celebration of this I was selling cream teas at Storrington Cricket Club on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th June to raise money for the clubhouse redevelopment project.
In preparation I made a very large batch of scones to a Mary Berry recipe that I have used many times in the past. This is a really reliable recipe that gives lovely moist and well-risen scones. I made the same recipe with and without sultanas in order to have a mixture of both plain and fruit scones.
I was very lucky to have jam and clotted cream donated to me from The Cream Tea Society, which made the whole event more profitable.
Both days were hot and sunny and people turned out for cricket practice on the Friday evening and also to play and watch the men’s 1st team match on the Saturday afternoon.
A lovely event that raised around £150 for the cricket club.
** NEXT MONTH**
With all of this hot weather, I have noticed that my bananas are getting overripe very quickly.
Therefore, I will be baking a banana loaf to use them up. I have come across a recipe in my son’s cookbook that I am going to try [click here for a very similar recipe], but please feel free to follow any recipe of your choosing.
If you really can’t bear to turn on the oven in this heat, then why not add the bananas to a fruit smoothie or freeze them to use another time.
As always, please join in with me and send me some photographs of anything that you bake.