Vanilla & Honey Chai Tea

photo by Outta Here

- Ready In:
- 13mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 whole cardamom pods
- 1⁄2 teaspoon of grated ginger
- 8 whole cloves
- 4 black tea, teabags
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄3 teaspoon vanilla
- clover honey
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
directions
- When you are making brewed tea, it is important to use a pot that has NOT had regular use for greasy foods, tomato sauces, or soups. I reserve a medium pot exclusively for boiling water for tea. Of course, I am fussy about my tea. Good tasting tea needs good tasting water in a clean pan. Use a good bottled water from a natural spring if it's a available. It does make a difference, and so does the tea your using. A quality organic tea, i.e. ,St Balfours or Infusions, makes a cup of tea over which you will want to linger. The bouquet and body of organic teas are superior to other commerical teas.
- While your tea is brewing, warm a teapot and/or the cups that you will be using. Fill them with hot water, and let them sit under a cotton kitchen towel until you are ready to serve the tea.
- At high heat, boil the 4 cups of water containing the cardamom pods, ginger, cloves, vanilla and the pinch of salt (optional) for 5 minutes.
- Add the tea bags and simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the milk, and increase the heat until the mixture boils. Watch the mixture closely at this stage, so the milk won't scald. Occasionally, stir the tea.
- Remove from the heat, and strain the tea into the warmed teapot or cups.
- Add clover honey to taste.
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Reviews
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A good balance of spices. To a previous "reviewer" (and qestions should be sent privately, not posed as a review) I used vanilla extract-the real, not artificial. I deducted a star because I found the format of the recipe to be bad. Steps 1-12 could have been done as a NOTE: and in 1 step. But the tea turned out great. Made for Spring 2013 PAC.