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Chai & Orange Spice Mix

Chai & Orange Spice Mix

ChefHotDish
The inviting, warming chai spices are an amazing food tool to have on hand for all your baking needs. Perfect for bakes, frostings and oatmeal.
Prep Time 2 days 10 minutes
Course Condiment, Spice
Cuisine Indian
Servings 0.25 cup

Equipment

  • Spice grinder
  • Oven
  • Chef knife
  • Cutting Board

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tsp cardamom ground
  • 4 tsp allspice ground
  • 4 tsp nutmeg freshly grated
  • 8 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 4 tsp cloves ground
  • 12 tsp ginger ground
  • 2 each naval oranges cleaned and peel removed

Instructions
 

  • Thoroughly clean oranges and dry. Carefully remove peel from oranges, eliminating the white pith close to the peel, and place in a still oven (no heat), for 2-3 days until peels are completely dried out.
  • Using a spice grinder, add peels and pulverize until a powder.
  • Combine all ingredients together. Store in an airtight container and use in your favorite baked applications.

Notes

Chai & Orange Cupcake   Use this spice in the following:
in your morning coffee grinds, in frostings, in cupcakes, in scones, in biscotti...it really is limitless!
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