Homemade teas. How to prepare and properly brew tea at home
Tea- one of the favorite drinks of many people. Many of us are accustomed to the idea that tea is the leaves of tea trees brewed in boiling water, but today we will change your vision a little and show you how to make a very unusual, fruity tea. We will show you several very healthy and tasty recipes for making tea, so that you can please your loved ones with the incredible taste of this drink.
How to make tea with your own hands?
There are many different recipes for making delicious fruit tea, and we will try to cover as many options as possible, starting with cranberry tea.
To prepare cranberry tea, we will use:
Orange, 60g.
. Lemon, 50g.
. Orange juice, 40ml.
. Sugar syrup, 50ml.
. Cranberry, 50g.
. Cinnamon stick, 1 pc.
. Boiling water, 400ml.
How to cook?
1. First, you need to prepare sugar syrup, for this we mix 50g. sugar and 50 ml. water, the mass should be heated until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Cut the orange and lemon into slices.
3. Place orange and lemon slices into the kettle, then add cranberries, sugar syrup, orange juice and a cinnamon stick.
4. Pour boiling water over all ingredients and let the tea steep for 15 minutes.
Tea "Hot Citrus".
Prepare the ingredients:
Hibiscus tea, 6g.
. Citrus fruits (grapefruit, orange, lemon) 1 slice each.
. Honey, 40g.
. Boiling water, 400ml.
How to cook?
1
. Take a small saucepan and put hibiscus tea, fruit and honey in it.
2.
Pour boiling water over all ingredients.
3.
Place the pan on the fire and bring the mixture to a boil.
4.
After boiling, pour the mixture into the kettle and let the tea brew for 2 minutes, after which you can start drinking tea.
Tea "Trans-Siberian Express".
This tea is prepared on the legendary train that connects Europe and Asia. This is the longest railway in the world, which passes through many countries, and therefore our tea brings together the flavors of different places on earth. Let's prepare all the ingredients:
Frozen sea buckthorn, 100g.
. Orange juice, 200ml.
. Ginger juice, 40ml.
. Lemon juice, 40ml.
. Honey, 40ml.
The preparation is very simple - mix all the ingredients and heat the whole mass to 60 degrees.
Tea is ready!
Ginger tea.
Everyone knows firsthand about the benefits of this tea. Let's prepare all the ingredients:
Orange, 200g.
. Lime, 60g.
. Ginger juice, 80ml.
. Boiling water, 400ml.
. Honey, 100ml.
. Mint, 1 sprig.
How to cook?
1
. Mash the orange and lime, then add honey and ginger juice.
2.
Pour boiling water over the mixture and stir well.
3.
Add mint and let the tea brew for 5-7 minutes.
Apple vanilla tea.
Another way to make tea drinking a little varied and unusual. Let's prepare the ingredients:
Apples, 100g.
. Pears, 100g.
. Oranges, 60g.
. Lemons, 50g.
. Cinnamon stick, 1 pc.
. Vanilla syrup, 50ml.
. Boiling water, 400ml.
How to cook?
1.
Cut all the fruits into small cubes and place them in the teapot.
2
. Add vanilla syrup (can be replaced with vanilla sugar) and a cinnamon stick.
3.
Pour boiling water over all the ingredients and let the tea brew for 10-15 minutes.
Tea “Berry mix”.
A very simple and inexpensive way to make delicious fruit tea. In the summer, making such tea will not be a problem at all.
Ingredients:
Fresh or frozen berries, 3-4 types, 10-15 grams each.
. Honey, 40g.
. Boiling water, 400ml.
How to cook?
1.
Mash all the prepared berries and place them in a small saucepan.
2
. Pour boiling water over the entire mixture, add honey and mix well.
3.
Place the pan on the fire and bring the mixture to a boil, then pour it into the kettle.
4
. Let the tea brew for 2 minutes, after which we can start drinking tea.
Hot fruit and berry teas are an ideal drink for the cold season. Firstly, they warm up quickly. Secondly, they contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, which are so necessary for us in the absence of fresh seasonal fruits and herbs. Thirdly, they are very tasty and can be prepared in a matter of minutes. Much faster than a smoothie or freshly squeezed juice. And finally, by adding a couple of spoons of rum or cognac to this tea, you will get a tasty and fragrant cocktail for adults.
Fruit and berry teas are prepared in different ways, depending on what is the basis of the drink. If it is water, then just pour boiling water over the ingredients, stir, cover with a lid and leave to brew for 5-7 minutes. If you are preparing tea based on fruit juice, you will have to heat it. The main thing is to do this over low heat and make sure that the juice does not boil, otherwise it may curdle or simply lose its taste and most of the vitamins. If you add a sweetener, simply heat the juice over low heat until the sugar or honey dissolves.
It is best to brew and serve such bright and beautiful tea in a transparent glass teapot. If the ingredients include berries with grains (for example, sea buckthorn) or you add loose leaf tea, then you can use a French press so that the drink gets into the cup pre-strained. Tea with apple, pear or orange can be brewed in a large mug, from which you can drink it. Pieces of fruit or berries will be an additional bonus - they can be eaten with a spoon.
Sea buckthorn tea with apple
Recipe from Sergei Eroshenko, chef of the Honest Kitchen restaurant
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 40 g fresh or frozen sea buckthorn, 1/4 (30 g) apple, 1/2-1 tsp. honey, 250 ml water.
Instructions. Finely chop the apple. Place sea buckthorn, apple and honey in a container, add water and heat for 15-20 minutes over low heat, without bringing to a boil. Then let it sit for 3-5 minutes.
Green citrus tea
Recipe from Artem Ushakov, head bartender of the Prozhektor restobar
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings): 70 ml orange juice, 70 ml hot green tea, 2 grapefruit slices, 1 tsp. maple syrup (or any other to taste), 1 tbsp. l. lemongrass syrup (or any other citrus syrup), 1 sprig of fresh mint, 3 cardamom seeds, 150 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Heat all ingredients (except grapefruit) in a copper kettle, but do not bring to a boil. Before serving, squeeze and add grapefruit slices to the tea.
Lingonberry tea with cranberries and mint
Recipe from Sergei Chesnokov, bar manager of the Strelka bar
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 70 g lingonberries (fresh or fresh frozen), 30 g cranberries (fresh or fresh frozen), 2 tbsp. l. honey, 3-4 fresh mint leaves, 300 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Rub the berries with honey, add hot water, boil for a couple of minutes, without bringing to a boil. Add mint before serving.
Pomegranate tea
Recipe from Evgeniy Sirbu, bar manager of the restaurant Zafferano
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 100 ml pomegranate juice, 1/4 (30 g) apple, 1.5 tsp. honey, 1 cm lemon zest, 150-200 ml boiling water. Pomegranate seeds and apple slices for decoration.
Instructions. Cut the apple into strips and the lemon zest into thin slices. Heat all ingredients without bringing to a boil. Strain into a glass and garnish with pomegranate seeds and apple slices.
Pear tea with jasmine
Recipe from Oleg Kashin, bar manager of a restaurant chain Il Forno
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 100 g pear, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 lime wedge, 1 pinch of jasmine tea leaves, 200 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Finely chop the pear and mash into puree. Brew jasmine tea and add lime juice, pear puree and cinnamon. Let it brew for 10-15 minutes.
Berry tea
Recipe from Andrey Vakarchuk, head bartender of the Noah's Ark restaurant
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 1-2 strawberries, 2-3 blueberries, 1 blackberry, 2 raspberries, 1-1.5 tsp. sugar, 1 tbsp. l. any fruit puree, 1 tsp. flower honey, 200 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Place the berries (fresh or defrosted) in a large glass, add fruit puree, sugar and honey, crush the berries with a spoon, pour boiling water over everything, stir, cover and let steep for 3-5 minutes.
Hot tea “Pumpkin head”
Recipe from Ilya Doronin, head bartender of the gastrobar “We’re not going anywhere”
Ingredients (for 2-3 servings): 300 g pumpkin puree, 50 g strawberry puree, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 25 g ginger, 1 grapefruit slice, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 pinch ground red pepper, 25 g ginger root, 200 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Grate the ginger on a fine grater, place all the ingredients in a kettle, pour boiling water, cover with a lid, let it brew for a couple of minutes, then pour into cups.
Apple sbiten
Recipe from Alexey Ponedelin, bar manager of the restaurant “Fedya, game!”
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 150 ml apple juice, 1/2 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, 1 clove inflorescence, 1 apple slice.
Instructions. Place all ingredients in a container and place over low heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes, without bringing to a boil. Then pour into a serving container and let sit for 5-7 minutes.
Hot Chili Tea
Recipe from Vlad Mozgovoy, head bartender of a restaurant chain Ribambelle
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings): 2 tsp. black tea, 1/2 apple, cut into pieces, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 pod of hot red pepper, 2-3 mugs of lemon, 2-3 cloves, honey to taste, 400 ml of boiling water.
Instructions. Place all ingredients in a kettle, pour boiling water, cover with a lid, let steep for 5 minutes, then pour into cups.
Fruit tea “Moscow Autumn”
Recipe from George, the restaurant's mixologist Siberia
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 1 pinch of fruit tea leaves, 2 pinches of dry hibiscus tea, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, fruit to taste, 200 ml of hot boiled water.
Instructions. Pour hot but not boiling water over fruit tea and hibiscus and leave for 4 minutes. Pour into a glass, add anise and cinnamon. If desired and to taste, add 1 tbsp. l. chopped fruit. Stir.
Blackcurrant tea with basil
Recipe from Peter Rabchevsky, chef of the burger bar Burger Heroes
Ingredients (for 5 servings): 150 g blackcurrants (thawed), 75 g sugar, 1 large bunch of purple basil, 1/4 lime, 1 liter boiling water.
Instructions. Separate the basil leaves from the sprigs, place in a teapot (leave a little for decoration), add blackcurrants and sugar, mash until the berries release juice. Fill with hot water 75-80°C. Let it brew for 5-7 minutes. Pour tea into cups, squeeze a lime into each wedge and garnish with basil leaves.
Sea buckthorn tea with ginger
Recipe from Evgeny Gizatulin, head bartender of the Scottish Cell restaurant
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 5 g ginger root, 100 g frozen sea buckthorn, 1 tbsp. l. honey, 1 tbsp. l. passion fruit syrup (or any other syrup to taste), 1 sprig of mint, jam to taste, 180 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Slice the ginger thinly. Place sea buckthorn, ginger, honey, syrup and mint in a French press, pour boiling water over it, leave for 5-7 minutes. Then pour into cups and serve with jam to taste.
Another recipe for detox tea with honey and spices from Oleg Goncharov, bar manager of the Bank cafe - in our social networks.
Hot fruit and berry teas are an ideal drink for the cold season. Firstly, they warm up quickly. Secondly, they contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, which are so necessary for us in the absence of fresh seasonal fruits and herbs. Thirdly, they are very tasty and can be prepared in a matter of minutes. Much faster than a smoothie or freshly squeezed juice. And finally, by adding a couple of spoons of rum or cognac to this tea, you will get a tasty and fragrant cocktail for adults.
Fruit and berry teas are prepared in different ways, depending on what is the basis of the drink. If it is water, then just pour boiling water over the ingredients, stir, cover with a lid and leave to brew for 5-7 minutes. If you are preparing tea based on fruit juice, you will have to heat it. The main thing is to do this over low heat and make sure that the juice does not boil, otherwise it may curdle or simply lose its taste and most of the vitamins. If you add a sweetener, simply heat the juice over low heat until the sugar or honey dissolves.
It is best to brew and serve such bright and beautiful tea in a transparent glass teapot. If the ingredients include berries with grains (for example, sea buckthorn) or you add loose leaf tea, then you can use a French press so that the drink gets into the cup pre-strained. Tea with apple, pear or orange can be brewed in a large mug, from which you can drink it. Pieces of fruit or berries will be an additional bonus - they can be eaten with a spoon.
Sea buckthorn tea with apple
Recipe from Sergei Eroshenko, chef of the Honest Kitchen restaurant
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 40 g fresh or frozen sea buckthorn, 1/4 (30 g) apple, 1/2-1 tsp. honey, 250 ml water.
Instructions. Finely chop the apple. Place sea buckthorn, apple and honey in a container, add water and heat for 15-20 minutes over low heat, without bringing to a boil. Then let it sit for 3-5 minutes.
Green citrus tea
Recipe from Artem Ushakov, head bartender of the Prozhektor restobar
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings): 70 ml orange juice, 70 ml hot green tea, 2 grapefruit slices, 1 tsp. maple syrup (or any other to taste), 1 tbsp. l. lemongrass syrup (or any other citrus syrup), 1 sprig of fresh mint, 3 cardamom seeds, 150 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Heat all ingredients (except grapefruit) in a copper kettle, but do not bring to a boil. Before serving, squeeze and add grapefruit slices to the tea.
Lingonberry tea with cranberries and mint
Recipe from Sergei Chesnokov, bar manager of the Strelka bar
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 70 g lingonberries (fresh or fresh frozen), 30 g cranberries (fresh or fresh frozen), 2 tbsp. l. honey, 3-4 fresh mint leaves, 300 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Rub the berries with honey, add hot water, boil for a couple of minutes, without bringing to a boil. Add mint before serving.
Pomegranate tea
Recipe from Evgeniy Sirbu, bar manager of the restaurant Zafferano
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 100 ml pomegranate juice, 1/4 (30 g) apple, 1.5 tsp. honey, 1 cm lemon zest, 150-200 ml boiling water. Pomegranate seeds and apple slices for decoration.
Instructions. Cut the apple into strips and the lemon zest into thin slices. Heat all ingredients without bringing to a boil. Strain into a glass and garnish with pomegranate seeds and apple slices.
Pear tea with jasmine
Recipe from Oleg Kashin, bar manager of a restaurant chain Il Forno
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 100 g pear, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 lime wedge, 1 pinch of jasmine tea leaves, 200 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Finely chop the pear and mash into puree. Brew jasmine tea and add lime juice, pear puree and cinnamon. Let it brew for 10-15 minutes.
Berry tea
Recipe from Andrey Vakarchuk, head bartender of the Noah's Ark restaurant
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 1-2 strawberries, 2-3 blueberries, 1 blackberry, 2 raspberries, 1-1.5 tsp. sugar, 1 tbsp. l. any fruit puree, 1 tsp. flower honey, 200 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Place the berries (fresh or defrosted) in a large glass, add fruit puree, sugar and honey, crush the berries with a spoon, pour boiling water over everything, stir, cover and let steep for 3-5 minutes.
Hot tea “Pumpkin head”
Recipe from Ilya Doronin, head bartender of the gastrobar “We’re not going anywhere”
Ingredients (for 2-3 servings): 300 g pumpkin puree, 50 g strawberry puree, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 25 g ginger, 1 grapefruit slice, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 pinch ground red pepper, 25 g ginger root, 200 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Grate the ginger on a fine grater, place all the ingredients in a kettle, pour boiling water, cover with a lid, let it brew for a couple of minutes, then pour into cups.
Apple sbiten
Recipe from Alexey Ponedelin, bar manager of the restaurant “Fedya, game!”
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 150 ml apple juice, 1/2 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, 1 clove inflorescence, 1 apple slice.
Instructions. Place all ingredients in a container and place over low heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes, without bringing to a boil. Then pour into a serving container and let sit for 5-7 minutes.
Hot Chili Tea
Recipe from Vlad Mozgovoy, head bartender of a restaurant chain Ribambelle
Ingredients (for 1-2 servings): 2 tsp. black tea, 1/2 apple, cut into pieces, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 pod of hot red pepper, 2-3 mugs of lemon, 2-3 cloves, honey to taste, 400 ml of boiling water.
Instructions. Place all ingredients in a kettle, pour boiling water, cover with a lid, let steep for 5 minutes, then pour into cups.
Fruit tea “Moscow Autumn”
Recipe from George, the restaurant's mixologist Siberia
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 1 pinch of fruit tea leaves, 2 pinches of dry hibiscus tea, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, fruit to taste, 200 ml of hot boiled water.
Instructions. Pour hot but not boiling water over fruit tea and hibiscus and leave for 4 minutes. Pour into a glass, add anise and cinnamon. If desired and to taste, add 1 tbsp. l. chopped fruit. Stir.
Blackcurrant tea with basil
Recipe from Peter Rabchevsky, chef of the burger bar Burger Heroes
Ingredients (for 5 servings): 150 g blackcurrants (thawed), 75 g sugar, 1 large bunch of purple basil, 1/4 lime, 1 liter boiling water.
Instructions. Separate the basil leaves from the sprigs, place in a teapot (leave a little for decoration), add blackcurrants and sugar, mash until the berries release juice. Fill with hot water 75-80°C. Let it brew for 5-7 minutes. Pour tea into cups, squeeze a lime into each wedge and garnish with basil leaves.
Sea buckthorn tea with ginger
Recipe from Evgeny Gizatulin, head bartender of the Scottish Cell restaurant
Ingredients (for 1 serving): 5 g ginger root, 100 g frozen sea buckthorn, 1 tbsp. l. honey, 1 tbsp. l. passion fruit syrup (or any other syrup to taste), 1 sprig of mint, jam to taste, 180 ml boiling water.
Instructions. Slice the ginger thinly. Place sea buckthorn, ginger, honey, syrup and mint in a French press, pour boiling water over it, leave for 5-7 minutes. Then pour into cups and serve with jam to taste.
Another recipe for detox tea with honey and spices from Oleg Goncharov, bar manager of the Bank cafe - in our social networks.
Autumn is knocking on the windows more and more insistently, and the first cold weather with gloomy rains is already bringing melancholy. The best cure for it is a cup of hot aromatic tea. But not simple, but with additives.
Breath of Summer
Even the most ordinary black tea can be transformed if you choose bright additives for it. What does tea come with? Mint has gained special love with its subtle, refreshing aroma. Pour 3 tbsp into a teapot. l. black tea, add 20 g of raisins, 4 dried apricots and prunes, pour the mixture with a liter of boiling water. Wrap the kettle with a towel and steep its contents for 20 minutes. Place 3-4 sprigs of fresh mint and a slice of dried orange or lemon at the bottom of the cup. Pour tea with dried fruits over them and let them brew for another 2-3 minutes. If your home sweet tooth finds the drink sour, add a couple of spoons of honey. Tea with mint perfectly relaxes and gives deep, restful sleep.
Tea as medicine
Thyme, or thyme, is an extremely useful and fragrant addition to tea, giving it a unique note. To prepare tea, mix 2-3 tbsp. l. black tea, 1 tsp. dry thyme leaves and 5-6 dried flowers. Pour the mixture with a liter of boiling water and leave for 10 minutes. If you suffer from frequent headaches, take green tea instead of black tea. Thyme goes well with lemon balm, cloves, St. John's wort, currants and lingonberries. Therefore, every day you can delight your loved ones with different drinks with a wonderful bouquet of aromas. What adds value to them is that thyme serves as a good preventative against colds.
Drink for the mind
In Rus', like nowhere else, they knew a lot about herbal additives in tea. Our ancestors especially revered St. John's wort, which they stored in large quantities for the winter. In the autumn, it is best to warm up with an infusion of St. John's wort with jam. It can also be brewed with regular tea. To do this, mix 2 tbsp. l. black or green tea to your taste and St. John's wort itself, pour them with a liter of boiling water and leave for 5 minutes. Then dissolve 3 tbsp in tea. l. apricot jam and let sit for another 2-3 minutes. This drink warms you up well and energizes you. It will be especially useful for schoolchildren, since St. John's wort helps to better cope with mental stress.
Currant positive
Blackcurrant is another popular type of supplement. By the way, you can use both leaves and berries in recipes. Rub ½ cup of currants through a sieve and squeeze out the juice. Pound the remaining pulp in a mortar with 2-3 sprigs of mint and the same amount of rosemary. Dried herbs will also work. Brew a mixture of 2 tsp in a liter of boiling water. green or white tea, 1 tsp. currant leaves and berry mass. Infuse the drink for 15 minutes, strain, pour into cups and add 1 tbsp to each. l. berry juice, you can also add a few fresh berries. This is the best remedy for the incipient blues, which will instantly cheer you and your loved ones up.
Wild but wholesome
Do-it-yourself berry tea additives are no less useful than herbal ones. In this sense, the wild rose, or wild rose, has no equal. Lightly knead 100 g of fresh rose hips, fill them with a liter of hot water and simmer in a water bath for 15 minutes. Then keep the broth in a thermos for 10–12 hours. Remember, the longer the berries are infused, the more valuable properties they will impart to the drink. Using the same principle, tea is brewed from dry berries, first grinding them in a coffee grinder. Ready rosehip tea can be mixed with regular black or green tea. For the most picky gourmets, add a pinch of sage, nutmeg or star anise to the drink.
Sweet memories
Cranberries are rightfully called a vitamin champion. In terms of reserves of antioxidants and vitamin C, it will give odds to many of its counterparts. In addition, a tea recipe with the addition of cranberries perfectly strengthens the immune system. Combine 2 tbsp in a blender bowl. l. berries, 5 g of grated ginger root and half a lemon, cut into slices. Beat all ingredients into a homogeneous paste and mix with 4 tsp. honey Pour boiling water over the cranberry mixture, bring it to a boil and leave for 30–40 minutes. Strain the infusion, mix it with ready-made black tea in equal proportions and pour into cups. With such a drink it will be especially pleasant to remember the bright moments of summer in a warm family circle.
Raspberry immunity
Raspberries can also, without a doubt, be considered a useful additive in. Both fresh and frozen berries, carefully prepared jam and, of course, leaves are used. Mix 2 tbsp in a teapot. l. black tea, 3-4 raspberry and black currant leaves, pour a liter of boiling water over them and leave for 15 minutes. Puree 100 g of fresh or defrosted raspberries in a blender; if necessary, add 2 tsp. Sahara. Place 2-3 tsp into cups. raspberry puree and pour hot tea over it. If you have fresh berries on hand, you can also add them to tea. Place a bowl of raspberry jam next to your irrepressible sweet tooth, just in case. Such a treat will protect against any autumn ailments better than any medicine.
What interesting things do you have in your tea collection? How do you keep warm on long autumn evenings? Let's discuss the drinks your family loves most.
Newby's Tea Brewing Tips: Water
- Always use fresh water, do not boil water again;
Soft water with low mineral salts or filtered water is best.
Enjoy your tea!
Recharge yourself with a dose of vitamins in order to meet the winter fully armed - what could be more important?! Our friends from famous Moscow restaurants shared their most delicious recipes for amazing tea with fruits, berries, mint and all kinds of spices. We have prepared all 10 and now we declare with full responsibility that neither colds nor weakened immunity threaten us anymore.
Cranberry tea
Ingredients:
60 g orange
50 g lemon
40 ml orange juice
50 ml sugar syrup (heat 50 g sugar and 50 ml water until sugar dissolves)
50 g cranberries (you can use frozen)
1 cinnamon stick
400 ml boiling water
How to make cranberry tea:
Cut the orange into small pieces and place in a teapot together with the cranberries. Add orange juice, sugar syrup and cinnamon stick. Pour boiling water over everything and let it brew for 15 minutes.
Did you know that real tea, which nasta steeped for 3-4 minutes - this is super healthy, but if you brewed tea leaves for more than 5 minutes, the drink becomes poisonous!? Look and learn everything about tea!
Tea "Hot Citrus"
Ingredients:
6 g hibiscus tea
1 slice each grapefruit, orange, lemon
40 g honey
400 ml boiling water
How to make Hot Citrus tea:
Pour boiling water over hibiscus tea, fruit and honey in a saucepan. Boil. Pour into a teapot. Leave for 2 minutes.
Tea "Trans-Siberian Express"
The Trans-Siberian Express is a legendary train connecting Europe and Asia along the longest railway. The tea, which combines the aromas of Asian ginger and sea buckthorn, common in Russia, is named after him. In addition to its invaluable medicinal properties, ginger effectively fights overwork, fatigue and tension, and sea buckthorn is an essential natural multivitamin.
Ingredients:
100 g frozen sea buckthorn
200 ml orange juice
40 ml ginger juice
40 ml lemon juice
40 ml honey
How to prepare Trans-Siberian Express tea:
Mix everything, heat to 60°C. Tea is ready!
Ginger tea
Ingredients:
200 g orange
60 g lime
80 ml ginger juice (made from a medium-sized ginger root)
400 ml boiling water
100 ml honey
mint sprig
How to make ginger tea:
Mash the orange and lime, add honey and ginger juice, pour boiling water and stir well. Add mint and let steep for 5-7 minutes.
Apple vanilla tea
Ingredients:
100 g apple
100 g pear
60 g orange
50 g lemon
1 cinnamon stick
50 ml vanilla syrup (can be replaced with vanilla sugar, to taste)
400 ml boiling water
How to make apple vanilla tea:
Cut the fruit into cubes and place in a teapot. Add vanilla syrup and a cinnamon stick, pour boiling water over everything and let it brew for 15 minutes.
Tea “Berry mix”
Ingredients:
10 g each of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries (if you don’t have fresh berries, you can safely replace them with frozen berry mix)
40 g honey
400 ml boiling water
How to make Berry Mix tea:
Mash the berries, pour boiling water over them, add honey and stir. Bring to a boil in a saucepan. Pour into a teapot. Leave for 2 minutes.
Warming tea
Ingredients:
60 g ginger root (or 30 ml ginger juice)
1 slice each lemon and orange
40 ml honey
400 ml boiling water
How to make warming tea:
Cut the ginger into thin slices. Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil in a saucepan. Pour into a teapot. Leave for 2 minutes.
Non-alcoholic mulled wine
Ingredients:
300 ml cherry juice
40 ml currant syrup
40 ml honey
cinnamon, cloves, star anise - to taste
4 slices each of apple, orange, lime and lemon
How to make non-alcoholic mulled wine:
Pour cherry juice and currant syrup into a saucepan with fruit, add spices. Heat. Pour into a jug and garnish with apple, star anise and cinnamon stick if desired.
Tea with sea buckthorn and quince jam
Ingredients:
120 g frozen sea buckthorn
30 g quince jam
20 ml pear syrup
30 ml passion fruit puree (optional)
6 g Ceylon tea
350 ml boiling water
How to make tea with sea buckthorn and quince jam:
Prepare sea buckthorn puree: boil frozen sea buckthorn with sugar and rub through a sieve (we will need 70 ml of puree). Add sea buckthorn puree, quince jam, pear syrup, passion fruit puree, Ceylon tea and boiling water to the saucepan, bring to a boil and strain into the kettle.
Chamomile tea with elderberry and cranberry
Ingredients:
500 ml water
50 g dried apples
100 g cranberries
25 ml elderberry syrup (don't worry, it's sold in pharmacies!)
5 chamomile tea filter bags
prunes, cranberries, dried apples - for serving
How to make chamomile tea with elderberry and cranberry:
Boil dried apples in a saucepan, add cranberries, elderberry syrup, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Throw filter bags into the same pan and brew. Cool and strain. Reheat before serving. Serve in a teapot with prunes, cranberries and dried apples.