Rain, rain, go away

We have had a bad string of thunderstorms run through Charleston since last evening.
I thought we would do a "tonic" tea for this dreary day.
How about a recipe to start?

Jelly Pockets

1 cup all purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
7 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, beaten for the prebaked pockets
some jam...I like apricot or strawberry

Combine flour, sugar, zest and butter in bowl. Cut butter in until evenly distributed and mixture is crumbly.
Beat egg and vanilla in a small bowl. Pour into flour mixture and continue to beat at low speed until dough begins to hold a shape. Lightly knead on floured board, pat into a disk, wrap in plastic and chill for an hour.

Hmmm, time for tea.
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Indian Spiced Tea
This recipe will serve two...or me!

1 cup of water
1 cup of half-n-half
2 tablespoons loose black tea, such as Ceylon
1 cinnamon stick...use culinary cinnamon, NOT the craft store cinnamon you do not know how old that stuff is.
1 slice fresh ginger
3 cloves
2 teaspoons sugar

Bring water and half-n-half to boil in a small saucepan.
Add remaining ingredients, stir and reduce heat to simmer.
Cook 10 minutes.
Strain and serve.
This tea is so good that you could make this, let it cool and serve it over ice.
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OK, an hour has passed, let's get back to the dough.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Roll dough on floured board to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out circles with 3" wide glass or cookie cookie cutter. (My suggestion, keep a clean tuna fish or pineapple can for cutting, there are the perfect size!) Remove excess dough, gather in disk and chill
Brush the circles with the beaten egg and place 1 teaspoon of jam in the center of each. Fold to enclose and press the edges with fingertips to seal.
Transfer to cookie sheet and brush again with egg.
Repeat with the remaining dough.
Bake about 15 minutes,until tops are golden and set. Transfer to racks to cool.
Makes 16.

Enjoy!