Russian Iced Tea Recipes

RUSSIAN TEA MIX

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together. Store in an airtight container.

GRANDMA'S RUSSIAN TEA

Steps:

• Steep tea bags in boiling water until the tea is of desired strength, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
• Combine 1 1/2 quarts water, cloves, and cinnamon together in a large pot; bring to a boil. Stir brewed tea, pineapple juice, sugar, orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, and allspice into the boiling water to dissolve the sugar. Serve immediately or reduce heat to low and keep at a simmer until ready to serve.

PERFECT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Hot-Brewed:
• Bring 8 cups water to a simmer; remove from the heat and add 3 tablespoons loose tea or 6 tea bags. Let steep about 4 minutes, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let cool, then transfer to a pitcher, cover and refrigerate.
• Cold-Brewed:
• Combine 8 cups cold water and 6 tablespoons loose tea or 10 tea bags in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 15 to 36 hours, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags.
• Sweet Teas:
• Combine 3/4 cup each sugar and water in a saucepan and add 1 infuser, if desired. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and let cool. Strain the infused syrup through a fine-mesh sieve (you'll get about 1 cup).
• Orange Add 6 strips zest
• Blackberries 1 cup
• Cinnamon 2 sticks
• Lavender 3 tablespoons dried
• Vanilla 1 halved bean
• Mint 3 sprigs
• Ginger 1 cup sliced
• Lemon 8 strips zest
• Nectarine 1 cup chopped
• Cucumber 2 cups chopped

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.

RUSSIAN TEA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine instant tea powder, orange drink mix, lemonade powder, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Mix thoroughly. Store in a sealed jar.
• To use, mix 3 to 4 tablespoons of mix with 1 cup hot or cold water. Adjust to taste.

RUSSIAN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour a quart of boiling water over the tea and steep for 3 hours. Make a syrup of the sugar and 1 cup of cold water by boiling for 10 minutes. Add the mint leaves and infuse for 2 hours or until the tea is ready. Strain tea and syrup and combine with the lemon juice. Serve in 12- or 14-ounce glasses filled with crushed ice. Garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs and dust the top with powdered sugar. Without the garnish, this brew will keep for several days in the refrigerator.

RUSSIAN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring sugar and cinnamon sticks to a boil with one quart of water over medium heat; simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove zest from oranges and lemons, reserve.
• Squeeze juice from oranges and lemons, reserve.
• Remove cinnamon sticks and add fruit juices and zest, cooking 5 minutes more.
• Remove from heat and strain.
• Steep tea bags in 2 cups of boiling water; cool.
• Mix together tea with fruit juices and 2 quarts of cold water.
• Serve cold, over ice.

RUSSIAN TEA MIX

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients; mix well. Store in an airtight container. To serve, add 2 tablespoons mix to 3/4 cup boiling water; stir.