Spiceteaorrussiantea Recipes

SPICED TEA (RUSSIAN TEA)

Steps:

• Pour all ingredients into a large bowl and stir together with a whisk.
• Store in jars.
• To serve add 1-2 Tbsp. per cup of boiling water. You may need more or less depending upon your taste.

REAL CITRUS SPICED RUSSIAN TEA (VIDEO)

Steps:

• In a pot, combine the water, oranges, lemons, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and sugar and bring to a boil. Boil for about 5 minutes and remove from heat.
• Add the tea bags into the mixture and allow to steep covered for about 5 minutes. Remove the fruit, spices and tea bags (without squeezing out the bitter tannins out of the bag).
• Taste and adjust sugar to taste. Serve immediately, reheat if necessary.

SPICED HOLIDAY TEA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan bring water to boiling.
• Add tea bags, anise, and cinnamon stick.
• Reduce heat. simmer, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes. Discard tea bags and cinnamon stick. Stir in nectar, honey, and lemon juice. Heat through.
• 2. Pour tea mixture into four heat-proof cups, floating a star anise on top of each. Makes 4 servings.

HOT SPICED TEA (TANG-BASED, AKA RUSSIAN TEA)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients thoroughly. A food processor makes this effortless, but I managed with a blender for years, and have even stirred it together by hand when necessary-- although it's not quite as pretty when done that way.
• To enjoy: stir 2-3 heaping teaspoons into a mug of hot water and adjust to suit your own taste. Ahhh!
• This mix starts to harden in the jar after six months or so, so drink up! Servings and Yield are approximations only.