Green tea jelly

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    • #8613
      Sara M
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      Hello, I like the ginger tea jelly recipe very much, thank you! I have a few questions:

      1. Do you think I can use April Mist green tea instead of the jasmine green tea?
      2. Do you think I can substitute wolfberries with raisins?
      3. If I use brown sugar instead of raw sugar, would it be same as good taste?

      4. Do you think I can add milk into the mix before setting?
      Thank you for the answers!
    • #10038
      Leo
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      Hello Sara,

      1. Yes you can use that (Tianshan) April Mist instead, in case you do not want that jasmine aroma. April Mist is actually a very good choice for its gentleness to not fight with the other ingredients.
      2. You can use raisin but the TCM effect will not be the same. Tastewise, I think the gentler wolfberries are also more suitable for the job. If you want fruits etc in the jelly, cut some peeled and seeded grapes, peaches, mandarin oranges, cherries etc. However, they do not deliver the kind of TCM complementary effects wolfberries do
      3. Another great sugar to use other than raw sugar is rock sugar, which sweetness is such that there is no dryness aftertaste as brown sugar or white sugar have. To use rock sugar for the recipe, please dissolve it by simmering in 250 ml of water. Don’t forget to deduct this amount of liquid from the total liquid amount. The good thing about rock sugar over raw is that it can sustain a bit more of boiling and stirring without turning sour.
      4. Most certainly. Also calculate the total liquid volume when you do. Mind that you do need liquid in steeping the tea and dissolving the konjac powder
    • #10041
      ICE
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      Really interesting way of having jasmine green tea. I think I’ll try it with rock sugar, maybe I’ll boil the ginger with the sugar and dissolve the konjac powder in it. I’ll infuse the tea with a separate portion of water. 

    • #10043
      Sara M
      Participant

      Sweet and inspiring! Thanks   😉

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