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A chamomile granita is a quietly special way to use the flowers: chamomile frozen and forked into soft golden flakes, honeyed and lightly sweet. It's lovely on its own with a squeeze of lemon, but it really comes into its own spooned over poached fruit. Caffeine-free, and almost no work.
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Teapigs Chamomile Flowers, a pure flower infusion free of caffeine, is the tea in this recipe. Fifteen minutes of work, a few hours freezing, serves six small.
You'll need
- 5 Teapigs Chamomile Flowers tea temples
- 700ml just boiled water
- 70g caster sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon honey, optional
Equipment
- A wide, shallow freezer proof tray
Method
- Pour the just boiled water over the 5 temples in a covered jug and steep 8 minutes so the honeyed chamomile flavour comes through fully.
- Stir the sugar, lemon juice and optional honey into the warm brew until dissolved, then cool to room temperature.
- Pour it into the wide tray and freeze it flat, so that it sets quickly and evenly.
- After 1 hour, rake a fork through the icy edges towards the centre. Keep forking every 30 to 45 minutes for roughly 3 to 4 hours.
- Each forking breaks the crystals so it sets as soft flakes rather than a block.
- Fork through again and serve in small chilled glasses, on its own or spooned over poached fruit.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Chamomile Flowers, 15 Tea Bags 37.5g
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