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Regional Recipe - Instant Chai Tea Mix

Like to make your own Holiday gifts? This instant chai tea mix tastes great and looks pretty presented in a decorative jar.  Perfect for a coworker. Recipe makes enough mix for 36 cups of tea.

Ingredients:
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1 cup French vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. In a blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder.
You can spice it up even further by adding 1 teaspoon nutmeg and allspice, and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper.
To serve: Stir 2 heaping tablespoons Chai tea mixture into an 8 oz mug of hot water.