Fill the reusable tea bag, sieve, or mesh strainer with the flowers and buds, and place it into the mug.
When the water boils, pour it into the mug. You can leave the flora in until the water cools enough to drink.
Notes
Make it a latte: Lavender Latte Recipe with Chamomile Tea
With this extra step, you can add steamed milk at home to make a relaxing tea latte. The ratio should be 1:1 tea:milk (half tea and half milk). If you use 8 oz of water to make your tea, you will want to use 8 oz of milk. Make sure you have your tea prepared in a 16 oz mug before you heat your milk.You have two options for preparing the milk: You can heat the milk on the stove and use a milk whisk/hand frother to froth it, or you can use a froth pitcher, which will do everything for you.
To heat on the stove:
Ingredients:
8 oz of milk
Equipment:
Small pot
Stove
Thermometer
Hand frother/electric whisk (same thing)
Directions:
Pour 8 oz of milk into a small unheated pot, and attach the thermometer so it is positioned to give readings from the milk.
Heat on low to medium-low, stirring frequently, and checking the temperature on the thermometer. Don't let your milk boil.
When the temperature reaches 150 F (65.5 C), remove from heat.
Submerge hand frother in the milk just below the surface, and run on high until you have the amount of foam you want.
Pour your heated and whisked milk into your tea and enjoy.
To use a froth pitcher:
Equipment:
Froth pitcher
Ingredients:
8 oz of milk
Directions:
Pour 8 oz of milk into your froth pitcher.
Turn the pitcher on and operate it according to the instructions it came with. Usually all you have to do is put the lid on and press a button.
Once that’s done, pour the steamed and frothed milk into your tea.