Berry Tea

You can substitute Jasmine Green tea and/or a tropical black tea for the gunpowder green tea and Assam black tea.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

Yield: About 35 cups

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup loose green tea, preferably gunpowder green tea
• 1/2 cup loose black tea, preferably Assam black tea
• 1/8 cup chopped dried cranberries
• 1/8 cup chopped dried cherries
• 1/4 tsp granulated dried orange peel

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients by shaking them in a glass jar with a lid.
2. For each cup of tea you plan to brew, measure out 1.5 to 2 tsp. of tea mix (or 3 to 4 tsp. tea mix per cup for iced tea) and place it into a teapot or a glass measuring cup.
3. Heat the appropriate amount of filtered water to 180 degrees (simmering) and pour over tea mix.
4. (Optional) Stir or mix the tea as it begins to steep.
5. Steep three minutes.
6. Strain into a tea cup, pouring it through a strainer or a #2 or #4 coffee filter is steeping in a measuring cup.
7. If desired, you can warm up the filtered tea in the microwave briefly.
8. (Optional) Use sugar, stevia, or honey if you would like a sweeter tea.
9. (Optional) If the tea is brewed double strength, you can pour it over ice after adding a sweetener.
10. (Optional) Compost the used filter with tea mix.