Vanilla Chai Latte Bread

 

Vanilla Chai Latte Bread

Bread

  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 vanilla chai tea bags
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 3/4 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 3-5 Tbsp milk
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Butter or grease an 8″x4″ loaf pan (or 3 mini loaf pans)
  3. In a small saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat just until warm. Don’t let it boil.
  4. Remove from heat and add 1 Vanilla Chai teabag. Cover and let it steep for 10 minutes.
  5. In a small mixing bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and the contents of the other 3 teabags. Set aside.
  6. In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  7. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  8. Add vanilla extract and steeped milk and beat well.
  9. **At this point, it you would like, you can add in 1/3 cup of sourdough discard**
  10. Now add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture one third at a time. Beat well after each addition.
  11. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top.
  12. Bake in a preheated oven for 50 to 65 minutes.(or 25-30 minutes for mini loaf pans)
  13. A toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center should come out clean.
  14. Remove from the pan and all to cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

  15. Mix glaze ingredients together and pour over top off cooled loaf

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