Chai Tea Loaf
Spiced tea meets spiced cake in this delicious recipe submitted by Tickled Tea fan Miranda W.
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Chai Five
Ingredients
Chai loose tea
1 cup milk
1 cup water
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp poudre douce (*see recipe below)
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup room temperature butter
*Poudre Douce is a spice mix blend. If you don't have any premixed on hand, you can make your own using the following recipe:
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1 tbsp Peppercorns
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2 tbsp ground cinnamon
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1 tsp gound ginger
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3 tbsp sugar
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1 pinch (optional) other ground spice like allspice, nutmeg, cloves
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Grind the pepper, mix together with all other ingredients.
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Store at room temperature in airtight container. Best if used within one year.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
Steep a generous amount of chai tea in 1 cup of water and 1 cup of milk.
Sift all dry ingredients together.
Cut in butter until crumbly
Add steeped chai tea until just blended
Pour into a greased loaf pan
Bake at 350° for 50-60 min.