British Chai Latte
The coffee shop chai latte made at home: a strong spiced concentrate, steamed milk in the cup, and far less sugar than the shop version.
A chai latte is the high street Coffee-shop drink, and it's easy to make at home from a bag: a strong, spiced concentrate brewed in a little water, then steamed milk poured into the cup. It works out cheaper than the shop version and tends to taste more like actual chai, because you control the spice and the sugar.
Source: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the British Chai Latte recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/chai tea/british chai latte/
It uses PG Tips Chai Special Blend, a Black Tea and chai spice blend. Ten minutes, one large cup.
You'll need
- 2 PG Tips Chai tea bags
- 120ml rolling boil water, for a strong concentrate
- 220ml milk of your choice
- 1 to 2 teaspoons honey or sugar, to taste
- A pinch of cinnamon, to dust
Method
- Make a concentrate: steep 2 chai bags in just 120ml rolling boil water for 5 minutes. Two bags in little water with a generous steep is the cafe trick that gets enough spice into the cup.
- Squeeze and remove the bags, then stir the honey or sugar into the hot concentrate so it dissolves.
- Heat the milk to about 65C, steaming not boiling, and froth it; whole dairy or barista oat are best.
- Pour the chai concentrate into a warmed cup, then add the hot milk while holding the foam back with a spoon, then spoon the foam on top.
- Dust with cinnamon. Far less sweet than a syrup pumped shop version, and the spice actually carries.
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Brewed with: PG Tips Chai Special Blend, 70 Tea Bags 175g
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