Chai Tea Recipe

I've been working on trying to re-create a certain chai I buy, especially since it's 3 bucks per cup at the coffee shop. Here's my recipe in its current form.

2 cups water
2 2-inch sticks of cinnamon
5 cloves
1 teas cardamom powder (or 3-4 crushed pods)
Dash of black pepper (I do 3 turns of my pepper grinder)
4 or 5 slices of ginger
3 tea bags. I prefer Red Rose.

1/4 cup honey
1 cup milk (soy or dairy)

For extra flavor, soak the water, cinnamon sticks, and cloves prior to adding the other ingredients. Once the cinnamon sticks have opened up, I finish making the chai.

Throw everything but the sugar, honey and milk in a pot and bring to a boil. Simmer/steep for 5 - 15 minutes. Add the milk and honey then reheat. Pour through a strainer and then slowly pour into individual glasses while keeping the sediment at the bottom. Makes 2 large cups of chai.