For the tea:.
Place water in a
ontainer/well the tea bags go in Put tea bags on top
Mix water and teabags in a large pot.
Cover, cook at medium heat.
As soon as it comes to a boil, time it, and boil 8 minutes. Remove from stove immediately.
Strain at once, let cool and use as base for pearl tea drinks.
Soak the raisins in hot tea with honey for 30 mins, until softened.
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease an 8 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Fold the flour and spice into the raisin mixture. Add the eggs and stir well to combine. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour 10 mins, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Slice and serve with jam.
FOR THE CINNAMON BUNS: Combine brown sugar, 1 tablespoon
ized plastic bag, place the tea, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon sticks
ater and letting them sit for 5 minutes; then drain them
lour. Stir in milk and tea. Fold in raisins. Spread in
*NOTE: I used three tea bags of Traditional Medicinals brand Organic Green Tea with Ginger. The original recipe specified six tea bags and three full tablespoons of honey. I toned it down a little.
Brew the tea and let steep for 10 minutes; covered. Remove tea bags, allow tea to cool down then refrigerate.
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.
You can use my recipe for char siu (#34265) or make
and sugar. Chill in refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
To make cake batter I used a recipe from this site for cake mix frosting (#104747) and a recipe for make your own cake mix (#192436). In the second recipe I omitted adding, leavening and eggs to the cake mix.
Add everything except tapioca and ice to your cocktail shaker, seal tight and shake for 10 seconds.
Place tapioca at the bottom of a tall glass, pour shaken mixture over pearls and serve with bubble tea straw and as much ice as you want.
Make Rich Tea Biscuit dough, adding more milk to make a drop biscuit dough. Spread the dough 1/2 inch deep in an oblong 9 x 12-inch baking dish. Peel and pare apples; cut in eighths. Press apple slices into top of dough very close together. (It won't hurt if more than a layer thick.) Dot with butter or oleo. Mix cinnamon and sugar together.
Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until done. Serve warm or cold with Lemon Sauce (recipe follows).
ix thoroughly. Chill in freezer for 2 hours, or in refrigerator
eftover pastry to cut strips for ribbon and bow. Place on
he boiling water to the tea bag, not the other way
hen reduce heat and simmer for 40 mins. Let cool then
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a loaf pan.
Combine raisins and tea in a bowl. Steep for about 30 minutes.
Mix flour, sugar, and allspice together in a second bowl. Add the raisin-tea mixture and egg. Gently combine using a rubber spatula; do not overmix. Scoop mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Cook water and sugar until mixture boils and becomes clear. Remove from heat and add tea bags.
Remove tea bags after 10 or 15 minutes.
Cool syrup.
If lemon is used, add juice of 3 lemons. For instant tea, fill glass with ice; add 2 or 3 tablespoons of syrup and cold water.
Recipe makes approximately 1 1/2 gallons of iced tea.
Fill your pot comfortably with enough water, turn to medium heat, add tea bags, and bring to boil.
Once it has come to a boil, remove from heat and let steep for a couple of minutes.
Remove bags from water, pour tea in pitcher, add sugar, and stir until dissolved.
Fill gallon pitcher the remaining way with cold water and stir.
Enjoy!