Basic Tea Jelly Recipes

SIMPLE SWEET TEA JELLY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Steep 1/3 cup loose tea in 2 cups boiling water for 4 minutes.
• Pour the tea and lemon juice into a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan set over medium-high heat. Stir in the pectin and bring to a boil.
• Stir in the sugar. Bring to a hard boil for 1 minute. Stir the jelly for 1 minute. Insert a thermometer into the pot, and once it has reached 220 F, turn off the heat to test the jelly.
• Remove the plate from the freezer. Spoon a small amount of jelly onto the plate and put back in the freezer for 1 minute. Nudge into it with your finger. If it wrinkles, it's ready to can. If not, cook it for a bit longer and test it again.
• Follow the directions for water bath canning on this recipe.

BASIC TEA JELLY

Steps:

• (If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
• Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
• Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 2 minute stirring.
• Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
• Skim off any foam.
• Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.

EARL GREY TEA JELLY

Steps:

• 1. Steep 12 Earl Grey tea bags in boiling water for 30 minutes. Discard tea bags, measure water again, adding water to tea to make 2 cups.
• 2. In jelly pot, bring tea, lemon juice, and pectin to a hard boil.
• 3. Add sugar all at once, stir to completely dissolve.
• 4. Bring to a hard boil once again, and boil for a full minute. Pour mixture into 4 prepared 1/2 pint jars, and process in hot water bath for 5 minutes. Let cool completely on countertop before moving. Makes approx. 4 (1/2 pint) jars.