Exact quantities, then the method.
This sets up a black tea latte for busy mornings: brew a strong concentrate once, keep it in the fridge, and you can pull a dairy-free latte in barely a minute any day that week. The key is using the concentrate cold, which stops plant milk curdling the way it does against fierce, hot, tannic tea.
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The base tea is Teapigs Everyday Brew, a brisk black made from whole leaf. Ten minutes once, then a quick latte all week.
You'll need
- 6 Teapigs Everyday Brew tea temples
- 300ml just boiled water, for the concentrate
- Barista oat or soya milk, about 200ml per latte
- Maple syrup or sugar, to taste
Equipment
- A sterilised 350ml bottle for the concentrate
Method
- Make the concentrate: steep all 6 temples in 300ml just boiled water for 5 minutes, squeeze, then cool and pour into the bottle. Cover it and keep it in the fridge, and drink it soon, as we give no keeping time for homemade iced tea.
- For each latte, pour about 60ml of the cold concentrate into a mug; using it cold from the fridge avoids the curdling that fierce hot tannic tea causes.
- Heat about 200ml barista oat or soya milk to 60C, steaming not boiling, then froth it.
- Stir a little maple syrup into the concentrate, then pour the warm milk in slowly while stirring.
- Spoon the foam on top. The make ahead concentrate plus barista milk gives a stable, fleck free latte every time.
- Shake the bottle before each use and discard after 4 days.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Everyday Brew, 50 Tea Bags 125g
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