Afternoon Tea Party

Apple and Honey Iced Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A sweet and fruity iced tea recipe.
INGREDIENTS:

3 cups water, boiling

4 tea bags

1/3 cup honey

3 cups apple juice

PREPARATION:
Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.
Serves 6-8
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Tangerine Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A lightly spiced tea, with a twist of tangerine.
INGREDIENTS:

2 cups water
1 1/2 cups tangerine juice
1/4 sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves, ground
2 tea bags

PREPARATION:
In a saucepan, heat tangerine juice, water, sugar and spices until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for […]

Spicy Milk Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A recipe for chai tea, with extra milk.
INGREDIENTS:

4 tbs green tea
6 whole cloves
1/2 ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk
4 cups water

PREPARATION:
Boil water, then simmer with cinnamon, ginger and cloves for about 10 minutes. Add tea and steep for another 5 minutes. Add milk and heat until near boiling. Strain out the […]

Erdbeer-Pfannkuchen mit Früchtetee
Dessert für 4 bis 6 Personen
Zutaten
Für den Teig:

7 TL Früchtetee-Mischung mit dem Aroma von Hagebutten, Hibiskusblüten, Äpfeln, Zitrusschalen und Erdbeeren
1/4 l kochendes Wasser
200 g glattes Weizenmehl
2 Eier
1/4 l Sahne
1 TL Puderzucker
1 Messerspitze Salz
etwas Sodawasser
Fett zum Ausbacken

Für die Füllung:

450 g frische Erdbeeren
1 TL Zitronensaft
1 EL Puderzucker
1 TL Rum

Ausserdem:

1/4 l Sahne
2 TL Puderzucker
Erdbeeren […]

Lindenblütensorbet mit Wodka
Dessert für 4 bis 6 Personen
Zutaten

18 TL Früchtetee mit dem Aroma von Lindenblüten oder 10 TL Früchtetee und 8 TL Lindenblütentee
1 l kochendes Wasser
1 l Milch
200 g weißer Kandiszucker
4 EL Wodka
10 Eigelb
100 g heller Bienenhonig

Zubereitung

Den Früchtetee mit kochendem Wasser überbrühen, 5 Minuten ziehen lassen, abseihen und beiseite stellen.
Milch und Kandiszucker in […]

Mulled Pineapple Tea
Almost like a mulled cider, but with pineapple juice and hot tea.
Ingredients:

2 cups water
2 cups pineapple juice
2 tea bags
1 tsp whole cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
1 lemon, sliced

Preparation:
Heat water and pineapple juice in a saucepan, until boiling. Add cloves, cinnamon, lemon slices and tea bags. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain out spices and tea bags. […]

Moon Chai
(From Sean Paajanen)
With so many spices in this chai recipe, you might want to blend them ahead of time for quicker preparation. Either way, the extra effort is worth it for this zesty chai recipe.
INGREDIENTS:

10 pieces of ginger, 1-inch

4 cinnamon sticks, broken

1 tsp green cardamom pods

2 1/4 tsp black peppercorns

1 tsp cloves, whole

1/2 tsp […]

Chocolate Mint Tea
From Sean Paajanen
Chocolate goes well with tea, not just coffee.
INGREDIENTS:
mint tea bags

6 cups milk

6 tbs hot chocolate mix
PREPARATION:
In a saucepan, heat milk with tea bags until almost boiling. Steep for a couple of minutes and strain out tea bags. Pour our 6 mugs of milk, then stir in a tablespoon of chocolate powder […]

Tea Zing
(From Sean Paajanen)
Note: Whole peppercorns give this tea recipe some special flavour.
INGREDIENTS:

1 quart water

1/2 pint milk

1 tsp loose black tea leaves

3 cinnamon sticks

1 inch piece of ginger, minced

2 whole cloves

5 whole peppercorns

PREPARATION:
Combine the water and spices in a non-metal teapot. Bring to a boil, then add milk. Continue to heat until almost boiling, then […]