**Chai Spice: A Journey Through Flavor**
Welcome to the world of chai spice, a captivating blend of aromatic spices that has enchanted tea drinkers and culinary enthusiasts for centuries. Originating from the vibrant streets of India, chai spice is a harmonious fusion of flavors that stimulates the senses and warms the soul. This article presents a delightful exploration of chai spice, taking you on a culinary adventure with three distinct recipes that showcase its versatility. From the classic Masala Chai, a comforting beverage steeped in tradition, to the tantalizing Chai Spice Cookies, a sweet treat infused with aromatic notes, and the savory Chai-Spiced Butternut Squash Soup, a symphony of flavors that will delight your palate. Prepare to embark on a sensory journey as we delve into the captivating realm of chai spice, discovering the secrets behind its enchanting allure.
CHAI SPICE
I hope to try this on smoked pork ribs. This spice blend offers delightful possibilities. Steep it in tea. Sprinkle it on toast or oatmeal. Fold it into softened butter and spread it on a muffin. Stir it into sugar and sprinkle it on your favorite sugar cookie just before baking. Add a teaspoon to vinaigrette to spice up salads with fresh greens and seasonal fruits.
Provided by DwightNT
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, coriander, ginger, white pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 6 calories, Carbohydrate 1.3 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 30.3 mg
CHAI SPICE MONKEY BREAD
Chai spices add an elegant twist to classic caramel monkey bread. Fast and easy. Best served warm!
Provided by brykate
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
- Combine 7 tablespoons brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, and pepper in a large bowl. Add biscuits; coat liberally with sugar-spice mixture.
- Arrange coated biscuits evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar throughout and on top of biscuits; pour melted butter all over.
- Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool for about 15 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 492.6 calories, Carbohydrate 64.2 g, Cholesterol 21.5 mg, Fat 23.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 7.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 1197.1 mg, Sugar 22.9 g
CHAI-SPICE BANANA BREAD
I can't claim credit for this fantastic recipe, but I can sure pass it on! This recipe features spices found in a good cup of Chai, and packs a lot of banana flavor.
Provided by JillyBeane
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 loaf, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350º. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter into mashed bananas. Add sugar, egg and almond extract. Sprinkle baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt over entire mixture and mix well. Add flour and nuts last and mix well. Pour batter into buttered loaf pan. Bake 60-75 minutes. Cool on a rack before removing from pan.
CHAI SPICE "CHEESECAKE"
Cashews, non-dairy milk, and silken tofu are the secret ingredients in this rich, vegan cheesecake--homey spices like ginger and cinnamon add fall flavor.
Provided by isachandra
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes Vegetarian Protein Tofu
Time 6h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Stir together graham crackers and brown sugar in a small bowl, then drizzle with oil and stir. Add just enough milk to make crumbs stick together. Press very firmly into bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Keep oven at 350 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, blend cheesecake-batter ingredients in a blender until completely smooth and no bits of cashew remain, giving blender a rest every minute or so and scraping down sides with a rubber spatula. Batter should be completely smooth and not grainy: This takes about 1 minute with a high-powered blender (such as Vitamix) or about 5 minutes with a standard blender.
- Spray inside springform pan (above baked crust) with cooking spray. Pour in batter and jiggle to spread evenly over crust. Bake until top is lightly puffed and edges are golden, 45 to 50 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature on a rack, about 1 hour. Chill, covered, at least 3 hours or, even better, overnight.
- Slice cake with a thin, sharp knife dipped in water. Dollop each slice with whipped topping, dust with cinnamon, and sprinkle with candied ginger.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 403.1 calories, Carbohydrate 54.4 g, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 31.2 g
CHOCOLATE CHAI SPICE CUPCAKES
This recipe comes from the delicious Cupcake Bakeshop by Chocylit. If you love cupcakes, you need to check out her blog.
Provided by Torrig
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- With a small food processor, grind up the whole fennel and cloves.
- Transfer to a small bowl and add remaining spices. Mix to combine.
- Chop chocolate and transfer into the bowl of a standing mixer.
- Add butter to the chocolate and place the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir until chocolate melts and butter is combined.
- Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Let mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Beat in an electric mixer for 3 minutes.
- Add one egg at a time, mixing for 30 seconds between each.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, chai spice mix, and a pinch of salt into the mixture and mix until blended.
- Scoop into cupcake cups and bake at 350 F for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Beat butter until creamy, scrape bowl.
- Add 4 cups of sifted powdered sugar, milk, spice mix, and ginger. Beat until combined.
- Add more powdered sugar as needed to get piping consistency.
- Assemble cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.4, Fat 21.1, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 113.2, Sodium 224.5, Carbohydrate 45.2, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 38.4, Protein 3.3
CHAI SPICE PUMPKIN PIE
Steps:
- Crust Blend flour, butter, and shortening together in a food processor Add ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, while pulsing until mixture balls and is no longer sticky to the touch Roll out and place in a 9 in pie dish. Prick with a fork and bake in the oven at 375 for 12 minutes Remove crust and allow to cool Filling Cut pumpkin in half, bake on a cookie sheet for 90 min at 375 degrees Scoop out meat and blend in food processor until it reaches a smooth consistency Allow pumpkin puree to drain on cheesecloth for about 1 hour to remove excess water Crush tea with a mortar and pestle until there are no large fragments remaining Whisk together remaining ingredients with the drained pumpkin Pour into crust and bake at 400 degrees for 55 minutes, or until top is lightly browned and a knife comes out of the center cleanly Cool pie and enjoy with fresh whipped cream blended with a pinch of the remaining Chai Tea
CHAI-SPICE APPLE PIE
The apple pie takes on the flavors of Indian chai (tea). A blend of fennel seeds and ground cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom offers a unique and spicy rendition of this fall favorite dessert.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch double-crust pie
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- On a lightly floured work surface, rollout one dough disk to a 13-inch round,about 1/8 inch thick. Brush off flour. Fitdough into a 9-inch pie plate; trim to a1/4-inch overhang. Chill 30 minutes.
- Peel, core, and cut apples into 1/2-inchslices. In a large bowl, gently toss appleswith lemon juice, brown sugar, flour, salt,fennel, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with a bakingsheet on center rack. Arrange apple mixtureon dough; dot with butter. Roll outremaining disk as above; drape over pieplate. Trim to a 1/2-inch overhang, andfold under bottom dough; crimp with afork. Cut a 1/4-inch hole in center; makefour slits. Chill at least 15 minutes.
- Cut dough scraps into shapes, and adhere to pie with egg white. Brush over entire pie with egg white, sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake on heated sheet until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees; continue baking until juices are bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes more. Let cool on a wire rack.
COCONUT MASALA CHAI SOURDOUGH (SPICE TEA BREAD)
One of my frequent food-brain thought patterns goes like this: "Wow, I love this blend of flavors. Hmm. I wonder if it can it be made into a bread." This recipe is bold on the spices and coconut, and subtle on the tea and wheat flavors.
Provided by Melissa Johnson
Categories Recipes
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Brew 16 ounces of tea with two black tea bags. (Boil water, steep for five minutes, remove tea bags.)
- Add all of the ingredients except the flour and starter to 320g of tea. You will have some unused tea that you can drink. Let the spices and coconut soak while your starter builds.
- Add your ripe starter and flour to your coconut-spice-tea, mix to incorporate and cover.
- After the dough has rested 20-30 minutes begin four rounds of stretching and folding about 30 minutes apart. Cover between folds.
- The bulk fermentation should be complete about 5-10 hours from when you mixed in the starter and flour, depending on tea temp, ambient temp and starter strength. Look for puffy edges and approximate doubling. The gritty texture of the dough makes large bubbles unlikely.
- Flour your counter and scrape out the dough onto it. Preshape the dough and let it rest for 20-30 minutes.
- Shape your dough into a boule, batard or oblong tube, depending on your intended baking vessel.
- Sprinkle your counter with shredded coconut, roughly in the shape of your loaf. Lightly dampen the top of your dough (spray or wet hand), and flip the damp side onto the coconut, rolling it a bit to coat the surface, then place the dough coconut-side down into your proofing basket.
- Proof in the refrigerator 10-16 hours, or at room temperature 1-2 hours, or combine cold and warm proofing in countless ways. Preheat your oven to 500F 30 minutes before the end of the proof.
- Flip your dough into the hot baking vessel (or onto parchment paper first), score, cover the vessel, and put it in the oven.
- Bake at:
- 500F for 15 minutes covered
- 450F for 10 minutes covered
- 450F for 10 minutes uncovered
- The internal temperature should be around 205-210F. Let the bread cool before slicing.
CHAI-SPICE COOKIES -- GLUTEN-FREE OR REGULAR
Fragrant with the classic flavors of chai tea, these buttery, crumbly cookies are perfect for dunking in a cup of tea or coffee. From Whole Foods Market website, you can make these gluten-free as well, using blanched almond flour or a gluten-free all-purpose flour mix.
Provided by kitty.rock
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 30 cookies, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Beat butter with granulated sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl until well blended. Stir in flour, spices and salt until just combined.
- Scoop and roll dough into small teaspoon-sized balls and place about an inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar and let cool completely on a rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
- NOTE: if using a gluten-free flour, please follow your package directions for adding xanthum gum.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.3, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 8.1, Sodium 20.1, Carbohydrate 8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 4.6, Protein 0.5
CHAI-SPICE SUGAR COOKIES(ATK)
The final dough will be slightly softer than most cookie dough. For the best results, handle the dough as briefly and gently as possible when shaping the cookies. Overworking the dough will result in flatter cookies. **These cookies are better the next day. It takes a day for the spice flavor to really shine.
Provided by Coppercloud
Categories Dessert
Time 26m
Yield 24 cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. Set aside.
- 2. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, and black pepper in large bowl; add cream cheese. Place remaining 1/3 cup sugar in shallow baking dish or pie plate and set aside. Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whisk to combine. (Some small lumps of cream cheese will remain but will smooth out later.) Whisk in oil until incorporated. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; continue to whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix with rubber spatula until soft homogenous dough forms.
- 3. Divide dough into 24 equal pieces about 2 tablespoons each. Using hands, roll dough into balls. Working in batches, roll balls in sugar to coat and set on prepared baking sheet, 12 dough balls per sheet. Using bottom of drinking glass, flatten dough balls until 2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle tops of cookies evenly with 4 teaspoons remaining sugar (2 teaspoons per tray), discarding any remaining sugar.
- 4. Bake, one tray at a time, until edges are set and beginning to brown, 11 to 13 minutes, rotating tray after 7 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes; using wide metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature.
CHAI SPICE MIX
Use this instead of pumpkin pie spice in breads or pies for a nice flavor change. Stir it into coffee or tea. Stir a little into your oatmeal.
Provided by Mikekey *
Categories Seasoning Mixes
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Mix all ingredients together. Store in a small jar with a tight fitting lid, or an old spice jar.
CHAI SPICE BISCOTTI
Make and share this Chai Spice Biscotti recipe from Food.com.
Provided by dicentra
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine flour, sugar and spices in a large bowl.
- Combine oil, juice and eggs; add to flour mixture and stir until well-blended (dough will be dry and crumbly). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 7 or 8 times.
- Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into an 8" long roll. Place rolls 6" apart on greased baking sheet; flatten each roll to 1" thickness.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove rolls from baking sheet; cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
- Cut each roll diagonally into 15 (1/2") slices. Place cut side down on baking sheet. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees; bake 10 minutes on each side. The cookies will be slightly soft in the center but will harden when cool.
CHAI SPICE BISCOTTI
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (flour through allspice) in a large bowl. Combine the oil, liqueur, and eggs, and add to the flour mixture, stirring until well-blended (the dough will be dry and crumbly). Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 7 or 8 times. Divide the dough in half. Shape each portion into an 8-inch-long roll. Place rolls 6 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; flatten each roll to 1-inch thickness. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove the rolls from baking sheet; cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Cut each roll diagonally into 15 (1/2-inch) slices. Place the slices, cut sides down, on baking sheet. Reduce the oven temperature to 325°; bake 10 minutes. Turn cookies over; bake an additional 10 minutes (the cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheet; cool completely on wire rack.
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH CHAI SPICE BLEND
Steps:
- 1. Chill 1 1/2 cups whipping cream in refrigerator. Chill mixing bowl and beaters in freezer. 2. In a double boiler, combine RawSpiceBar's Rose & Chai Spice blend (leave a pinch to garnish), chocolate chips, coffee and butter. Melt over simmering water, stirring constantly. Remove from heat once nearly melted. Let cool, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Pour 1/4 cup remaining whipping cream into metal cup and add gelatin, let sit for 10 minutes. Heat cup over a low gas flame or candle. Stir mixture into the cooled chocolate and set aside. 4. In chilled mixing bowl, beat chilled 1 1/2 cups whipping cream until peaks begin to form. Stir 1/4 of extra whipping cream into bowl and fold together (careful not to over fold). 5. Spoon into serving glasses of choice and chill for 1 or more hours. Garnish with remaining RawSpiceBar's Rose & Chai spice blends and serve.
Tips for Making the Perfect Chai Spice Blend:
- Use High-Quality Spices: Opt for whole spices and grind them yourself just before use to retain their maximum flavor and aroma.
- Personalize Your Blend: Adjust the proportions of each spice to suit your taste preferences. Experiment with different ratios to create a unique blend.
- Store Properly: Keep your chai spice blend in an airtight container away from direct sunlight to maintain its freshness and potency.
- Experiment with Different Teas: Try brewing chai with various types of tea, such as black tea, green tea, or herbal tea, to explore different flavor profiles.
- Add Sweeteners and Milk: Sweeten your chai to taste with honey, sugar, or jaggery. For a creamy texture, add milk or a non-dairy alternative like almond milk or coconut milk.
Conclusion:
Chai spice is a versatile blend that adds warmth, depth, and a touch of sweetness to various culinary creations. Whether you're brewing a comforting cup of chai tea, baking aromatic cookies, or adding a unique flavor to curries and stews, this blend is sure to elevate your dishes. Experiment with different recipes and discover the endless possibilities of chai spice. Enjoy its captivating aroma and delectable taste as you explore the rich culinary traditions it represents. Happy cooking!
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