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London Fog Tea Latte


Happy first day of October! I'm sure you're just as happy as I am about the Autumn months! I wanted to celebrate the beginning of fall with a cozy evening at home and a hot cup of tea! I decided to make one kind I've read about, but never actually tried before called a London Fog Tea Latte. This drink was originated in Vancouver, Canada where it's generally a foggy, rainy climate. This type of weather is said to have helped inspire the development of this beverage according to Tasting Table's website which you can check out here! I got the recipe from Plains Joy's website and elaborated on it a little bit. Below is my edited version...

Ingredients:
about 1 tablespoon Earl Grey loose tea leaves
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling water
3/4 cup whole milk

Directions:
1. Fill a tea strainer with the tea leaves.
2. Put tea strainer, sugar, and vanilla in your tea cup.
3. Pour boiling water over the mixture.
4. Allow the tea to steep for five minutes.
5. Heat milk in a saucepan on stovetop over medium heat until just before boiling.
6. Wisk milk continuously for five minutes. (I think that it would be better to use a frothing tool, but I don't have one!)
7. Transfer milk to a creamer.
8. In one hand, hold the cup at a slight angle. Use your other hand to pour the milk into the cup, starting out at a bit of a distance until you've poured about half. Then stop pouring. Lower the creamer down closer to the cup and begin pouring again, this time moving the creamer back and fourth.

I love how creamy and frothy it turned out! And the flavor was just right for me! This really was the perfect treat for a relaxing fall evening at home! I hope you will try it too!

Here is a video of me completing the steps (sorry about my sister's cat demanding attention in the background!)...

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