English Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Scald the teapot.
Add 1 teaspoon of Ceylon tea for each cup.
Pour boiling water over the tea.
Let it steep for 3 minutes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Ceylon tea
- Provides the main flavour and aroma of the brew.
- Boiling water
- Extracts flavour from the tea leaves during steeping.
The step that matters
Let it steep for 3 minutes. Steeping too briefly leaves the brew weak and pale, while steeping too long draws out excess tannins, making it harsh and bitter. Timing controls the balance of flavour and astringency.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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