It is amazing how versatile you can be with Darjeeling Tea. You can ice it, spice it, cream it, punch it, even eat it. You can win friends with it and lose weight with it. But always, you drink your health with it.
Below are a selection of suggestions. Try a few with pure Indian Darjeeling Tea.
Remember, Darjeeling is the exotic one, the 'champagne' of teas.
Hot Tea
1) Take fresh water from the cold tap and boil.
2) Warm teapot by rinsing out with hot water.
3) Put one teaspoonful of tea leaf for each cup into teapot.
4) Pour boiling water into it. Cover and wait for three minutes.
5) Pour liquid tea from the teapot into cup through a strainer.
6) Add milk / sugar to taste.
Iced Tea
1) Take fresh water from the cold tap and boil.
2) Put two teaspoonsful of tea into teapot for each person to get strong brew.
3) Pour in boiling water. Cover teapot and wait for at least five minutes.
4) Fill three-fourths of a large glass tumbler with ice cubes. Pour tea from the teapot. Add sugar syrup and sliced lemon to taste, but no milk. You can add a sprig of mint.
5) Cool for a few minutes and imbibe straight or through a straw.
Basic Scones
2 cups flour
1-tablespoon baking powder
2-tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon salt
6-tablespoons butter
½ cup buttermilk
Lightly beaten egg
Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles cornmeal. Make a well in the center and pour in buttermilk (you can substitute regular milk).
Mix until a soft elastic dough is formed. Roll the dough into a circle of approximately 1 inch in thickness. With a knife, score the dough into eight wedges. Brush with egg for a shiny, beautiful brown scone.
Bake at 425 ° for 10 - 20 minutes, or until light brown.