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Tea Parties require Tea Sandwiches

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These sandwiches were a really great way to clean out the fridge and they worked great for our little tea party. After some research I decided on four different recipes: Duchess of York Tea Sandwiches Hardboiled Egg Curry Powder Cream Cheese White Bread Cucumber Sandwiches Sliced Cucumber Cream Cheese Tomato Tea Sandwiches Tomato Cream Cheese Cucumber Tomato Basil Sandwiches Tomato  Mozzarella Basil Paste

Tea Parties require Tea Cakes

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These tea cakes were perfect bite size treats for our roommate tea party. I only filled the muffin cups half way so they wouldn't overflow - so cute! Adapted from Taste of Home. Almond Tea Cakes 60 Servings Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min. Ingredients 2 cups butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 4 teaspoons almond extract 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Filling: 1 egg white 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup ground almonds 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice Milk Sliced almonds Directions In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and almond extract; mix well. Add flour and baking powder (dough will be soft). Chill. For filling, in a small bowl, stir egg white, sugar, almonds and lemon juice. Remove a portion of the dough at a time from the refrigerator. Place 1-in. balls of dough into miniature muffin cups, pressing slightly into sides and bottom. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling ...