Chai
be forewarned - this takes a while to make -- all day plus it makes the home smell wonderful.
Servings: about a gallon
Time: 8 hours
Ingredients
- Handful of cinnamon
- Half a handful of cardimum pods
- Handful of allspice
- Half a handful of star anise
- One whole nutmeg, slightly crushed
- Some black peppercorns, to taste
- Some fresh ginger root, to taste
- 3 cloves
- Some orange peel
- Optional: Half a handful of cinnamon-orange spice tea (decaf)
- Optional: Vanilla bean
Directions
- Bring 6-8 quarts of water to boil
- Add all ingredients and let simmer, covered 6-8 hours - stir occassionally
- By this time about 1/3 - 1/2 of water has boiled off
- Strain the tea out leaving about a gallon (4 quarts)
- Serve with soy milk