Please don’t stir the tea after adding the sugar and cream to the cup!
Ingredients
10 grams (approximately
5 teaspoons) East Frisian loose-leaf tea*
800 milliliters (approximately 3⅓ cups) filtered water
Rock sugar
Thick cream
Instructions
Place loose-leaf tea in an infuser basket or in a paper filter bag, and place infuser basket or filter bag in a 4-cup teapot.
In a tea kettle, bring water to a boil. Pour boiling water over tea leaves in teapot. Cover and let steep to desired strength, 3 to 5 minutes.
While the tea is steeping, place a lump of rock sugar in each cup.
When the tea is ready, remove infuser basket or filter bag. Pour tea into the cups so that each is two-thirds full.
Using the cream spoon, carefully drizzle cream down the inside edge of the cups into the tea so that it settles as a middle layer between the sugar and the tea.
Notes
*East Frisian tea blends are available from Simpson & Vail (svtea.com, 800-282-8327) and Harney & Sons (harney.com, 800-832-8463). For best results, weigh the loose-leaf tea to measure it.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/different-countries-different-brews/