When my boys were little we took a trip to London where their love of afternoon tea began. Since we homeschool I would take time out from school for tea and cookies. We mainly did this during the few cold months, but it always made everyone happy. Now I have one grown son and one almost grown…sigh.
There are some advantages to them growing up. My oldest son makes awesome coffee and my youngest one is quite the tea expert! Over the last few years we’ve ordered London Fog Tea whenever we can but it’s hard to find around here.
Well, Jacob {my youngest boy}, has learned how to make it to perfection and I thought we’d share his recipe with you. If you’ve never tried it, you must.
London Fog Tea is more of a sit down and read a book or browse through Pinterest kind of tea to me. Grabbing one in a to-go cup doesn’t seem quite right. It deserves to be savored.
You start with these ingredients…
One Earl Gey Tea Bag {we used TAZO}, milk, sugar, vanilla and don’t forget the Lavendar. Lavender takes this tea over the top…trust me.
Boil your water for the tea. While you’re doing that go ahead and put the tea bag, sugar and vanilla in your tea cup. Pour 8 0z of hot water in the cup. Then add the Lavender in a tea ball strainer or just sprinkle it on top. It’s best to use a timer {Jacob likes to make sure he gets the perfect tea every single time!} and let it steep for 2 1/2-3 minutes depending on how strong you want it.
While your waiting on the tea go ahead and froth your milk using the cappuccino attachment. What happens is awesomeness! Use it right away or it will not be as fluffy.
Remove all the Lavender from the tea {it can be hard to do without the little tea ball strainer}. Then pour a little milk froth on top and spoon the rest to make it all pretty.
This is one of our favorite kitchen gadgets…our milk frother. It makes everything extra special in minutes! You can find a newer version of this Hot Froth X-Press right here.
Here’s the recipe for you to print out and follow…
- 4 oz Milk
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 tsp Lavender Buds
- 1 Earl Grey Tea Bag
- Boil your water for the tea. While you’re doing that go ahead and put the tea bag, sugar and vanilla in your tea cup. Pour 8 0z of hot water in the cup. Then add the Lavender in a tea ball strainer or just sprinkle it on top. Let it steep for 2 1/2-3 minutes depending on how strong you want it.
- While your waiting on the tea go ahead and froth your milk using the cappuccino attachment. What happens is awesomeness! Use it right away or it will not be as fluffy.
- Remove all the Lavender from the tea {it can be hard to do without the little tea ball strainer}. Then pour a little milk froth on top and spoon the rest to make it all pretty.
Let me know what you think!
~Kim
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