Apple Spice Tea Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add boiling water. Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Strain, discarding tea bag and spices. Stir in sugar. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. Stir all ingredients in a large saucepan, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 2. Remove and discard tea bags.
• 3. For hot Apple Spiced Tea: Pour tea into hot beverage mugs. (Makes about 10-12 cups of hot tea.) OR For iced Apple Spiced Tea: Let tea cool, pour into pitcher, and chill in refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours (or longer), and pour into tall glasses filled with ice cubes. (Makes about 6-8 glasses of iced tea.)

Steps:

• Add the apple peels, cloves, cinnamon sticks, lemon zest, a drizzle of honey if using and 2 cups water to a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Turn off the heat, cover the saucepan and let the mixture steep for 15 minutes.
• Strain the tisane into another small saucepan and heat it back up. Taste, adding some honey and/or lemon juice if desired. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Place the first 3 ingredients in a saucepan.
• Bring to a rolling boil on high flame.
• Let it stand for 2 minutes to cool slightly.
• Place tea bags in a teacup.
• Pour very hot (not boiling) apple mixture over the tea bag.
• Use a coffee filter to strain juice if you wish.
• Bre for 2 minutes or until desired strength.
• Remove tea bag.
• Serve with carrot bar cake.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line with a strip of baking paper, or use a loaf tin liner (see tip, below). Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs one by one. Grate half the apple and mix it into the batter with the vanilla, dried fruit and ground almonds. Mix the baking powder, flour and spices together with a pinch of salt, then fold into the mix until even. Spoon into the tin and level the top.
• Thinly slice the remaining apple half, toss with the lemon or orange juice, poke the slices a little way into the batter, then sprinkle with 1 tsp more sugar. Bake for 45 mins, then turn the oven down to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Cover the cake with foil, then bake for another 45 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin.
• To finish the cake, melt the marmalade or jam in a small pan, sieve to remove any lumps, then brush it over the cake to glaze the top. Serve cut into thick slices, and spread with a little butter, if you like. Will freeze for up to 1 month.

Steps:

• Assemble all the ingredients and place in a tea ball. Note: If you don't own a tea ball, then you can put the ingredients directly in the water and then strain out later.
• Place tea ball in hot water and steep for 10 minutes.