Tea-licious

Exciting news! I went to Savory Spice Shop today and told them how much I liked the chai tea spice blend that I bought there a month ago, and they gave me the recipe! It's VERY tasty, and I highly recommend it. This recipe makes 7 cups.

*2 bay leaves
*2 cinnamon sticks
*2 pieces sliced crystallized ginger
*6 green cardamom pods
*1 tsp whole fennel
*1 tsp whole anise
*1/2 tsp whole ceylon cloves
*1/4 tsp whole tellicherry peppercorns

Wrap the spices in cheese cloth. Bring 7 cups of water to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and place bag of spices in the water for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow spices to steep for 15 minutes. Turn the heat on to low and add 2 tbsp black tea, stir in 1 cup milk and 1 tsp honey and heat until almost boiling. Turn off the heat and discard the bag of spices and tea.

It tastes wonderful hot, but also over ice, so if you have leftovers, just store it in the fridge!