Time for another David’s winter tea! This one is super chunky, with whole golden raisins and big pieces of apple. It smells very creamy and vanilla-esque, but I can smell apple as well. Looking into the pouch, it didn’t look like enough for two cups to me, so I decided to use the whole 10 grams (somewhere between 2 and 3 teaspoons I think) and made a 12 ounce mug. I have to say, this tea made me quite cranky before I had even tasted it… For some reason, I didn’t realize that there’s chamomile in here, and made the mistake of steeping it in my usual brew basket. Of course, now there are a bunch of teeny chamomile pollen pieces stuck all over the inside of the mesh (chamomile seems to be the Finum brew basket’s sole weakness). Harumph.
Honestly, I’m not finding this tea all that flavorful… Perhaps I should have only made a 10 ounce mug with the sample (which is really quite sad). I can taste vanilla and some creaminess, and there also seems to be some kind of sweetening element here (which I don’t see listed). I can barely taste the apple, mostly just at the end of the sip. Overall, it’s fairly meh for me.
Off-topic, the boyfriend and I are going to his sister’s for Thanksgiving. Her husband has to work and she has a 3-year-old along with a new baby (about 10 weeks I think by now?) so we’re going on Wednesday to help her with all the cooking and such. I volunteered to bring the pies, so I’ve been perusing the web for interesting recipes! Here are the ones I decided upon!
http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/07/04/salted-caramel-apple-pie/
http://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/2014/09/bourbon-pumpkin-pie-with-salted-brown-butter-pecan-streusel.html
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2013/09/french-silk-pie-step-by-step/ (adding amaretto and using an amaretti cookie crust!)
So excited! I’ll be making them tomorrow. :D
Flavors: Apple, Creamy, Sweet, Vanilla
Mmm, your pies sound amazing!!!
I hope they are, I’m really excited to try them out! :)
Yum! Good luck with the pies!!!
The pies sound so good!
Those pies sound delicious!
Please take lots of pics !