{"id":1475,"date":"2012-08-01T16:21:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T22:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2016-04-23T19:49:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T01:49:17","slug":"rose-and-bael-fruit-tea-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/rose-and-bael-fruit-tea-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose and Bael Fruit Tea Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you know, I love to visit ethnic food markets<\/a>. Recently I discovered that my favorite SE Asian market carries dried rosebuds and something\u00a0I hadn’t seen before: bael fruit.<\/p>\n

Bael fruit is known<\/a> by many names:\u00a0Bengal quince,\u00a0<\/span>golden apple,\u00a0Japanese bitter orange,\u00a0<\/span>stone apple, and\u00a0wood apple. Native to India, it is often used in a\u00a0popular summer\u00a0drink.<\/p>\n

The package I found was from Thailand, though, so I dug into how it is used<\/a> there and mixed it with the roses.<\/p>\n

How to Make \u00a0the Tea<\/h3>\n

Find yourself some dried bael fruit and roses, as well as rose water. Southeast Asian markets are a good place to find bael and roses. \u00a0Middle eastern markets for rose water.<\/p>\n

\"1.<\/p>\n

In Thailand, bael fruit is traditionally roasted over coals and steeped on its own. For\u00a0an authentic flavor, place 1 cup of\u00a0bael fruit slices on a baking sheet and cook in the oven under a broiler for one minute on each side.<\/p>\n

Wrap the 1 cup of dried bael fruit and 1 cup of dried roses in muslin or a tea strainer and steep for 10 minutes in 2 quarts boiling water.<\/p>\n

\"3.<\/p>\n

Drain the liquid from the muslin bag and repeat the steeping process, placing the muslin in a new container so you keep the water as hot as possible.\"2.<\/p>\n

Squeeze out excess liquid from the muslin, pour all liquids into a gallon jar, add the juice of one large orange.\"4.<\/p>\n

*If you can\u2019t find dried roses, you can use other dried fruit (it concentrates the flavors and sugars), fresh herbs, and edible flowers for a summery fruit tea instead. Or, add 1-2 teaspoons of rose water (not syrup) depending on how strong you want the rose flavor to be. You might find rose water at a Middle Eastern grocery market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As you know, I love to visit ethnic food markets. Recently I discovered that my favorite SE Asian market carries dried rosebuds and something\u00a0I hadn’t seen before: bael fruit. Bael fruit is known by many names:\u00a0Bengal quince,\u00a0golden apple,\u00a0Japanese bitter orange,\u00a0stone apple, and\u00a0wood apple. Native to India, it is often used in a\u00a0popular summer\u00a0drink. The package… <\/p>\n

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