Spiced Tea (Russian Tea)

Name: Spiced Tea (Russian Tea)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 small tea bags (black tea (or 8 teaspoons loose black tea)); 4 cups boiling water; 0.5 cup water; 0.75 cup sugar; 6 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 0.25 cup fresh orange juice (strained); 0.5 cup fresh lemon juice (strained)

Old Fashioned Southern Spiced (Russian) Tea is a mixture of warm black tea, orange and lemon juice, infused with cloves and cinnamon.

Ingredients

tea bags)
black tea (or 8 teaspoons loose black tea
8 small
boiling water
4 c
water
½ c
sugar
¾ c
whole cloves
6
cinnamon stick
1
fresh orange juice
strained
¼ c
fresh lemon juice
strained
½ c

Directions

1
Place the tea bags or loose tea in a heat proof measuring cup or other container.
2
Pour the 4 cups of boiling water over the tea bags and let steep while preparing the rest of the recipe.
3
In a medium saucepan, prepare an infusion by bringing 1/2 cup water, sugar, cloves and cinnamon stick to a boil.
4
Boil for one minute.
5
Remove cloves and cinnamon.
6
Add the orange juice and lemon juice into the spiced infusion. Stir well to combine.
7
Remove the tea bags (or strain the loose tea) and combine with the spiced infusion and juice.
8
Serve warm in punch cups or teacups.

Spiced Tea (Russian Tea)

81 cal

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