Almond Iced Tea

Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients

• 8 cups cold water
• 9  English Breakfast tea bags or 9 tsp loose tea
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1½ teaspoons pure almond extract
• Juice of 3 lemons
  

Method

1. Bring 2 cups of the water to a slow boil in a small saucepan. Add the tea bags, cover, and remove from the heat. Let steep for 10 minutes.
2. Remove the tea bags without squeezing them.
3. Pour the steeped tea into a 2 litre (4 pint) heatproof container. Add the sugar and stir or shake until it dissolves. Add the extracts and lemon juice and stir or shake to combine. Add the remaining 6 cups cold water and stir.
4. Let cool, then chill and serve over ice. Makes about 2 litres (4 pints