Simply Love a Latte

When your daily scripture starts out "Simply love", you know it's going to be a fabulous day! I simply love my God, my husband, my son and my life. I simply love to smile. What a great day!

Today, as I enjoy life, I enjoyed it with a wonderful (and inexpensive) homemade Chai Tea Latte. My new lifestyle (without paycheck but certainly not with a "job") doesn't afford me the luxury of my favorite latte. What's a girl to do? Make her own, of course.

Knowing that steamed milk is what makes it a "latte" as opposed to just tea with milk... I remembered hearing/reading/knowing to use a microwave to steam milk. The time to test it is simply now!

 

Chai Tea Latte
6-8 oz. water (leaving lots of room for additions)
4-6 oz. milk
1 Chai tea bag
3 sweeterner packets (or 2 teaspoons sugar)
2 mugs (1 smaller for milk & 1 large for water and final drinking)

Heat water for 2 minutes in a large mug that has plenty of head space. Place the tea bag in the mug and allow to steep about 2-3 minutes, depending on the desired tea strength, dunking the tea bag several times to get a full flavor.

Once your tea has brewed, remove the tea bags & add the sweetener.

 

In a separate mug, microwave the milk. This will steam your milk into a froth, start with 1 minute and then continue in 20 second intervals until you get the bubbles you are looking for around the top edge of the milk.

 

Add the milk to the tea, stir. It may be too hot to drink immediately, so be patient. Don’t scorch your mouth or you won’t be able to enjoy this luscious drink!

*If you prefer an iced beverage, pour the latte over whole ice cubes (not crushed, or you’ll get an instant watery latte). Be advised though, that since this beverage isn’t as thick as those made by baristas, adding ice will result in a thinner latte; for a thicker beverage, use whole milk.

*For a stronger, spicier Masala flavor, find a genuine Indian Masala tea blend. They can be found in ethnic markets or gourmet marts, such as Central Market or Sprouts.

I love a latte, and this is my favorite. If you try it, let me know how your version turns out!

With a Latte Love,

Fame