Ingredients
1 x herbal tea bag
peppermint was used
¼ cup fresh boiled water
(60ml)
2 tbsp manuka honey
40g slippery elm bark powder
and 1 tbsp extra, for dusting
Equipment
- 1 tea cup
- 1 medium size heat-proof bowl
- 1 bread board
- 1 baking paper
- 1 metal spoon
- 1 small round cutter
- 1 storage container
Instructions
- Put the teabag into a tea cup with the boiled water, leave to brew for 2 minutes.
- Next, put the honey into a medium size heat-proof bowl and pour in the tea. Stir to melt the honey.
- Add slippery elm bark powder and mix well to form a thick paste.
- Line a bread board with some baking paper and transfer the pastey ‘dough’ onto it. Dust over with some extra slippery elm bark powder and use the back of a metal spoon to flatten and shape it into a rectangle, about 5mm thick.
- Take the smallest ring from a set of cutters (or the lid off something like a vanilla essence bottle) and use it to cut out small pastilles. Press out any remaining dough into a rectangle again, and cut out more shapes until all the dough is used up.
- Arrange the pastilles in a storage container and, with lid off, leave to harden in a dark, cool, dry place. This can take 1-2 days.
Notes
Tip
If you want to harden your pastilles quickly, you can pop them into the freezer.
Storage
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
