Homemade Chai Tea
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Chai Tea
View from Nebraska on December 13, 2020.
Today, I awoke to an outdoor temperature of 9 Degrees F., and I feel the chill seeping through windows and walls of the house.
Extreme cold and snow add a dimension to the day that grabs my attention. Like a walk in the woods or a swim in the pool or a stroll in the park, cold charges-up my energy.
I dress in wool and fleece and get outside for a brief walk, returning to a warm house to make a remedy for all my complaints and concerns – a Chai Tea.
Steep these 5 spices in a steaming pot of water, add black tea leaves, fresh milk and Buzz Savories local honey. Sip your homemade cup of light, warm and exotic Chai and smile.
I’m thinking of all ways to lift the challenges of celebrating the Season in December 2020, and first for me is making and sipping and serving Chai Tea.
I thank Mani Niall and his collection of recipes incorporating local honey in Covered in Honey, 2003.. His easy-lift recipe for Chai follows:
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Homemade Chai Tea
What You'll Need:
- 5 cups water
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves (20-22 cloves)
- 2 teaspoons crushed green cardamom pods (26-30) Crush the cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle or a few brief turns in your food processor or place in a plastic bag and crush the pods with a potato masher or bottom of a steel pan. The purpose is to open the pods so the flavorful seeds can escape to spice the tea.
- ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns (14-16)
- 3-4 sticks cinnamon If you plan on making the tea a day before serving, use 3 cinnamon sticks because as the spices intensify over time even though they are strained out of the tea. Cinnamon can overwhelm the flavors of the other spices.
- 2 inch slice fresh ginger (grated)
- 4 tea bags black tea
- 2 cups whole milk (or half and half for extra richness)
- 3 Tb. Buzz Savories Honey
How To Prepare:
- Bring water to a low boil and add spices. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the Black tea bags, bring to a boil for 2 minutes
- Add the milk and honey and bring the tea to a rolling boil - allow it yo froth and and rise once or twice (this step givers the caramelized Railway Chai flavor)
- Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes until the chai deepens in color and taste
- Strain into small glasses or cups. Serve hot and sweet