Christmas afternoon tea recipes

Add ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg spices to pastry to make gingerbread-flavoured mince pies. Decorate with stars and dust with icing sugar to serve

Make these spiced festive biscuits to decorate our gingerbread house cake, then enjoy the extras or give them as a gift to friends and family

Make these moreish madeleines for afternoon tea. Perfect served with a cuppa, they are made with nutty brown butter and have a lovely tea and toast flavour

A lovely combination of cauliflower cheese and quiche Lorraine - make sure you pick the freshest cauli around

Bake these vegan Christmas cookies packed with pistachios and cranberries. Fill your biscuit tin with them for whenever you have guests in over the festive season

Make cheese straws with the added flavours of sesame and poppy seeds, dried onion flakes and sea salt. They're great snacks to serve with cocktails

Pack these mini quiches with bacon and cheese for a picnic. Great for feeding a hungry crowd, plus you can make them a day ahead and even freeze them

Make an easy crustless quiche to cut out the faff of making pastry. It's packed with cheese, smoky pancetta and green veg for a lovely lunch or picnic dish

Hosting a veggie dinner party? Try our autumnal quiche with butternut squash, plus sage and hazelnut for a festive flavour – ideal for a meat-free Christmas

Indulge in some cheese scones for afternoon tea or as part of a picnic. They're also great served alongside soups and you can freeze them for later use

A clever new idea for picnics - homemade freshly baked scones with onion pickle topping and grated cheddar

The perfect autumnal afternoon treat, sit back and enjoy with a warming cup of tea

Treat the family to a croissant sandwich for brunch, with mascarpone and mincemeat filling. They're a decadent sweet treat for Christmas morning

Turn your forlorn Christmas leftovers into a round of warm fresh scones, the perfect welcome for last-minute guests between Christmas and New Year

Wow guests with this extra-special chocolate, raspberry and pistachio roulade for a Christmas dessert. It will make the perfect end to a festive dinner feast

A perfect match for cheese and cold meats, and delicious in turkey sandwiches

Perfect with a fresh pot of tea, this looks and tastes just as good as a farmers' market buy

You can have a batch of scones on the table in 20 minutes with Jane Hornby's storecupboard recipe, perfect for unexpected guests

Make this easy blackberry jam with your glut of summer fruit – perfect with fresh white bread. Use jam sugar (with added pectin) to make sure it sets properly

'Tis the season for indulgence and nothing is more tempting than a chocolatey dessert like this stunning wreath of choux buns filled with Baileys cream.