I am really looking forward to doing another gluten free afternoon tea. On previous occasions I have not been able to fill the whole table with coeliac sufferers. I am pleased to say, however, that this time round, all the guests who made the first contact for this event are all coeliacs. Some of them are bringing guests that are not sufferers but the fact that the principle contact was with the very people I am hoping to reach, is a real ‘tick in the box’ for me.
Here’s the menu:
Gluten Free Afternoon Tea
28 October 2012
Sandwiches
Char grilled chicken & pesto
Cucumber
Pink salmon & dill mayonnaise
Savouries
Cheese & onion biscuits
Sweet potato & poppy seed tart
Cakes & scones
‘Crunchies’
Honey & orange madeleines
Vanilla & chocolate ‘Chess’ cake
Buttermilk scones with jam & clotted cream
Teas
Loose leaf Rooibos (South African Herbal Tea)
Loose leaf Tanganda (Zimbabwean black tea)
Loose leaf Ilam (Nepali)
Early grey
English breakfast
Green tea & selection of fruit teas
Caffetière Coffees
Premium roasted ‘Normal’ and Decaffeinated
Suggested donation £14 pp
Chess cake
Chess cake
Finger sandwiches, cheese biscuits (top) & sweet potato tart (bottom)
Top: Meringues & Crunchies Bottom: Honey Madeleines
Sweet potato and poppy seed tart sounds delicious! I’m so pleased that you’re going to make a table of coeliacs very happy this weekend. 🙂
Thanks for your comment. The sweet potato and poppy seed tart was a real hit (and the first time I’d ever made it too!). It really was great to have a table of coeliacs and their feedback has been very positive.