London Fog
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Author: Finn
Recipe type: Drinks
Ingredients
- Earl Grey tea
- Steamed milk or vanilla almond milk
- Vanilla syrup or vanilla honey (see below)
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- Vanilla Honey
- 1 cup raw honey
- 4 tsp vanilla bean paste*
Instructions
- To make the vanilla honey, combine honey and vanilla bean paste until combined; store in an airtight container.
- Boil and steep a batch of Earl Grey tea. If you are making a single serving, a single teabag should suffice for this. If you are making a whole batch, use two teabags for a large teapot full. Pour tea into cups and stir a small spoonful of vanilla honey or vanilla syrup into each, until dissolved.
- Heat milk and, using either a hand frother**, whisk or specialty milk steamer (so fancy!), steam the milk until very frothy. We're going to use a cappuccino method with this- using a large spoon, hold the bulk of the stiff foam lying on the top back, and pour the soft, warm milk from underneath into the individual mugs. Add slightly more milk to each cup than you would for your regular tea. Spoon the stiffer foam on top of the tea and serve immediately.
Notes
*You can find vanilla bean paste in most grocery stores. If you'd prefer, however, you could use real vanilla beans. Using vanilla extract is possible too, but it will yield a more subtle taste.
** Hand frothers can be purchased cheaply at most kitchen supply stores (or IKEA!). They're a cheap alternative to pricey cappuccino makers and are really handy to have on hand for specialty drinks.
** Hand frothers can be purchased cheaply at most kitchen supply stores (or IKEA!). They're a cheap alternative to pricey cappuccino makers and are really handy to have on hand for specialty drinks.
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/london-fog/