Ginger Jasmine
mar-“tea”-ni
Makes two 5-ounce drinks
Ginger Syrup:
½
cup water
½
cup granulated sugar
2
tablespoons chopped ginger
(approximately from one
2-inch piece of ginger)
Tea:
4
cups water
4
teaspoons loose jasmine
Cocktail:
2
ounces chilled jasmine tea
4
ounces vodka
2
ounces ginger syrup
½
ounce peach schnapps
½
ounce fresh squeezed orange juice
(about ½ small orange)
Prepare ginger syrup:
Put the water and sugar in a small saucepan and
place over medium heat. Bring just to a boil in order
to dissolve the sugar. Add the chopped ginger and
allow syrup to simmer for about 30 minutes to infuse
the flavor. Strain and reserve the syrup, discarding
the ginger. Chill the syrup in the refrigerator until
needed.
Prepare the tea:
Fill the Cuisinart
®
PerfecTemp
™
Programmable Tea
Steeper & Kettle with water to the 4-cup marking.
Put the jasmine tea into the tea infuser. Insert the tea
infuser into the infuser holder and lock in the raised
position. Insert raised steeping assembly into kettle.
Turn kettle on, select Herbal setting (200°F) and
press Temp Start.
Once the water reaches temperature, the timer will
display 5 minutes. Lower the tea infuser into the
heated water by turning the steeper lid to the DOWN
position. Press Time Start to begin countdown.
Once the time has elapsed, raise the tea infuser from
the water by turning the steeper lid to the UP
position. Put in refrigerator to chill.
Prepare the cocktail: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour cocktail ingredients into the shaker. Shake well
and pour equally between 2 martini glasses. Serve
immediately.
Lavender-Green Tea
This tea is equally delicious hot or iced. It can be
turned into a refreshing sorbet as well.
Makes 4 servings
3½
cups water
3
tablespoons dried lavender
4
teaspoons green tea
Fill the Cuisinart PerfecTemp
™
Programmable Tea
Steeper & Kettle with water.
Put both the lavender and green tea into the tea
infuser. Insert the tea infuser into the infuser
holder and lock in the raised position. Insert raised
steeping assembly into kettle.
Turn kettle on, select the Green Setting (175°F) and
press Temp Start.
Once the water reaches temperature, set the timer
to 8 minutes, by pressing Select, and lower the
tea infuser into the heated water by turning the lid
to the DOWN position. Press Time Start to begin
countdown.
Once the time has elapsed, raise the tea infuser
from the water by turning the steeper lid to the UP
position.
If enjoying hot, serve immediately or leave on
Keep Warm until ready to serve. If serving iced,
turn the unit off and remove the tea infuser from
the kettle. Add about two full trays of ice, or about
24 ice cubes. Cover with kettle lid for serving.
For a sorbet:
1
recipe Lavender-Green Tea, hot
2
cups granulated sugar
pinch salt
1
tablespoon honey
2
teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2
tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Pour the tea into a large bowl. Add the remaining
ingredients and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Refrigerate until completely cooled.
Process in a Cuisinart® Ice Cream Maker
according to the model’s instructions.
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