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Tea: Caffe D'amore Tahitian Vanilla

Source of Recipe

www.budget101.com (sharon)


List of Ingredients

1 gallon water
8 Chinese star anise ground
1 tablespoon orange flowers
1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
1 pinch clove powder
1 pinch chopped cinnamon
1 long cut China black tea leaves (3/4 quart )
1 cups sugar (1 to 2)
1 quart half & half
red food coloring
crushed ice


Recipe

Boil water. Add star anise, orange flowers, vanilla, clove, cinnamon, and tea leaves to boiling water. Continue boiling for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and allow to steep until luke warm. Strain, and add sugar to taste. Serve in a clear glass over plenty of crushed ice. Top with half & half.

Traditional Variation: Substitute coconut milk for half & half.
Decaffeinated Variation: Substitute decaffeinated tea leaves.
Low-fat Variation: Substitute evaporated milk or rice milk for half & half.
Natural Variation: Substitute unrefined cane sugar for refined sugar and beet powder for food coloring.