Iced Chai

Yield: 1 quart

Ingredients

• 7 cups water
• 3 Darjeeling tea bags
• 4 thin slices fresh ginger
• 1 vanilla bean, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons honey

Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Add tea, ginger, vanilla bean, cinnamon and bay leaves. Simmer for 5 minutes, adding milk near the end of the simmering time.
3. Stir in honey.
4. Remove from heat, cover and steep for 3 minutes.
5. Strain through a sieve to remove spices.
6. Chill.
7. Serve over ice.