Chai Tea from Scratch

Name: Chai Tea from Scratch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 cups filtered water; 1 cinnamon stick; 1⁄2 teaspoon minced cardamom pod, slightly crushed; 1⁄2 teaspoon black peppercorns; 3 whole cloves; 1⁄4 teaspoon fennel seed; 1 inch piece vanilla pod, split open lengthwise; 2 star anise; 3 -4 saffron threads; 1⁄4 teaspoon anise seed; 1⁄8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg; 1⁄3 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 tablespoons loose black tea leaves (read *NOTE) or 2 tea bags (read *NOTE); 2 cups milk (soy milk is good, too) or 2 cups rice milk (soy milk is good, too); honey, for sweetening, to taste (I prefer honey to sweeten my chai but I also like cane sugar-aka Sucanat)

Chai Tea from Scratch was pinched from <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/chai-tea-from-scratch-220853" target="_blank">www.food.com.</a>

"No coffee creamer or instant tea here. Wait until you catch the aroma of this wafting through your house! Adapted from several online sources with inspiration most notably from my own spice stash, but also from the side box of Yogi tea, and chaitearecipes.com, etc. Be sure the milk or milk substitute you use is very fresh!..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 cups filtered water

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1 cinnamon stick

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1⁄2 teaspoon minced cardamom pod, slightly crushed

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1⁄2 teaspoon black peppercorns

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3 whole cloves

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1⁄4 teaspoon fennel seed

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1 inch piece vanilla pod, split open lengthwise

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2 star anise

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3 -4 saffron threads

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1⁄4 teaspoon anise seed

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1⁄8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

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1⁄3 teaspoon ground ginger

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2 tablespoons loose black tea leaves (read *NOTE) or 2 tea bags (read *NOTE)

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2 cups milk (soy milk is good, too) or 2 cups rice milk (soy milk is good, too)

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honey, for sweetening, to taste (I prefer honey to sweeten my chai but I also like cane sugar-aka Sucanat)

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