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Tea: Spiced Honey Iced Tea

Source of Recipe


Food & Wine Magazine






List of Ingredients



• 1 quart water
  
• 8 Earl Grey tea bags
  
• 8 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
  
• 8 cardamom pods, crushed
  
• 2 Tbsp coriander seeds, crushed
  
• 2 tsp anise seeds, crushed
  
• 2 tsp allspice berries, crushed
  
• 1/2 to 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed
  
• 3 Tbsp honey
  
• Lime wedges, thinly sliced oranges and cinnamon sticks, for garnish
  






Instructions



1. Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the tea bags; remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Discard the tea bags. Reheat the tea and pour it into a heatproof bowl. Add all of the spices; cover and let steep overnight.
   
   
2. Strain the tea into a medium saucepan. Reheat the tea and stir in the honey. Let cool. For each drink, pour the spiced tea over cracked ice. Garnish with a lime wedge, an orange slice and a cinnamon stick and serve.
   
   Makes about 8 drinks.
   
   






Final Comments


This spiced tea was inspired by Indian chai -- a blend of tea, milk and ground spices: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.