The official Downton Abbey cookbook - Annie Gray

The official cookbook based on the hit TV series seen on Netflix and around the world, discover mouthwatering recipes that will transport you into the genteel world ofDownton Abbey.

The Official Downton Abbey Cookbookpresents over 100 recipes that showcase thecookery ofthe Crawley household - from upstairs dinner party centrepieces to downstairspuddings and pies-and bring an authenticslice of Downton Abbeyto modern kitchens andDowntonfans.

Whether adapted from original recipes of the period, replicated as seen or alluded to on screen, or typical of the time, all the recipes reflect the influences found on theDownton Abbeytables.

Food historian Annie Gray gives a warm and fascinating insight into the background of thedishes that were popular between 1912 and 1926, whenDownton Abbeyis set- a period of tremendous change and conflict, as well as culinary development.

The recipes aregrouped by occasion, which include breakfast; luncheons and suppers; afternoon tea and garden parties; picnics, shoots and racemeets; festivities; upstairs dinner; desserts and canaps; downstairs dinner; downstairs supper and tea; and the still room.

From the upstairs dinner menu:

• Caviar Croutes
• Chicken Vol-au-Vents
• Cucumber Soup
• Trout in Port-Wine Sauce
• Quail and Watercress
• Champagne Jelly

From the downstairs dinner menu:

• Toad-in-the-Hole
• Beef Stew with Dumplings
• Steamed Treacle Pudding
• Jam and Custard Tarts
• Gingerbread Cake

With a foreword by Gareth Neame, executive producer and co-creator ofDownton Abbey, and featuringover 100 stunning colour photographs, many taken on the set ofDowntonAbbeyand using the original glassware and china,The Downton Abbey Cookbookalso includes a special section on hostingDownton-themed dinner parties, and includes stills from across the TV series as well as the latest film.

Notes on theetiquette and customsof the times,quotes from the charactersand descriptions of the scenes in which the foods appear provide rich context for the dishes.

With these and more historic recipes, savour the rich traditions and flavours ofDownton Abbeywithout end.