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Butter Tea

Butter Tea — a beverage recipe, 4 ingredients, about 20 min.

Serves 2 · 20 min · Beverage

contains dairy

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Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon regular black tea leaves (preferably Nepalese or Indian)
  • 3 cups whole milk (or 1½ cup half-and-half + 1½ cup water)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Salt to taste
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 3 cups whole milk (or 1½ cup half-and-half + 1½ cup water) → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Boil tea with milk for 2–10 minutes, depending upon the strength of tea desired
  2. Strain into tea cups.
  3. Add butter and salt. Stir thoroughly, ideally by carefully using a blender, and serve.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0