Chai Tea Jelly Jello With Raspberries Recipes

CHAMPAGNE JELLY WITH RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soften the gelatin in 3 tablespoons of the water. In a saucepan, heat the remaining water over low heat and add the gelatin. Stir until the gelatin dissolves and add the sugar, lemon zest, and juice. Heat to just below the boil and remove from the heat. Cover and let steep for 20 minutes.
• Strain the liquid through a fine sieve into a shallow metal bowl. Discard the lemon zest and leave the liquid to cool. Watch it carefully and, when it is quite cool and just about to set, stir in the champagne. Pour into perfectly clean tall champagne flutes and drop a few raspberries into each. Chill until cold and serve, garnished with a few more raspberries and a sprig of mint.

EARL GREY TEA JELLY

Steps:

• 1. Steep 12 Earl Grey tea bags in boiling water for 30 minutes. Discard tea bags, measure water again, adding water to tea to make 2 cups.
• 2. In jelly pot, bring tea, lemon juice, and pectin to a hard boil.
• 3. Add sugar all at once, stir to completely dissolve.
• 4. Bring to a hard boil once again, and boil for a full minute. Pour mixture into 4 prepared 1/2 pint jars, and process in hot water bath for 5 minutes. Let cool completely on countertop before moving. Makes approx. 4 (1/2 pint) jars.

CHAI TEA GELATIN

Steps:

• Place tea bag into the boiling water. Steep to desired strength. Place gelatin in a bowl. Whisk the tea into the gelatin until dissolved. Stir in orange zest, cinnamon, cardamom, sugar, almond extract, ginger, cloves, and honey. Stir in diced orange. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until set, 2 to 3 hours.

BASIC TEA JELLY

Steps:

• (If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
• Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
• Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 2 minute stirring.
• Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
• Skim off any foam.
• Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.

RASPBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Combine fruit and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, mashing occasionally with a potato masher, until fruit is very soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer mixture to a fine sieve set over a heatproof bowl; let drain without pressing on fruit, 4 hours. Strain again through sieve lined with damp cheesecloth. Measure juice; you will have 3 to 4 cups.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, bring juice to a boil. Add 3/4 cup sugar for each cup of juice. Add lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Return to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, 8 to 12 minutes. To test if jelly is done, dip a large metal spoon in, lift it horizontally above pot, and let mixture drip back in. Jelly is done when mixture has thickened slightly and drops of it slide together off spoon in a sheet. (Temperature should register 221 degrees on a candy thermometer.) Skim foam from top.
• Ladle jelly into clean containers, leaving 3/4 inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up to 1 year.