Raspberry Tea Food

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Steep for 5-8 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add 4 cups water. , In another saucepan, bring raspberries and remaining water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Strain and discard pulp. Add raspberry juice to the tea mixture. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.

RASPBERRY TEA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Stir all ingredients in plastic or glass pitcher until drink mix is dissolved.
• Serve over ice.

ICED RASPBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over high heat, bring sugar and water to a boil. Remove from heat; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add raspberries, tea bags and lemon juice. Steep, covered, for 3 minutes. Strain; discard berries and tea bags. , Transfer tea to a large container or pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice. If desired, serve with raspberries and lemon slices.

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Boil water.Boil 2 cups of filtered water on the stovetop or using an electric kettle with a temperature setting. In an electric kettle, set it to 190°F. On the stovetop, bring water to a simmer, not a full boil. Use filtered water if possible for a better tasting tea.
• Put tea sachets into a pitcher and add hot water.
• Steep for 5 minutes.
• Discard tea sachets and let tea cool.Set aside.
• In a saucepan, heat water, sugar, and raspberries.Over medium-high heat, let it come to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Mash raspberries.While simmering, use a wooden spoon or potato masher and mash the raspberries. The raspberries will lose their bright red color and look pale pink.
• Strain raspberries syrup. Let cool.Using a mesh strainer, filter out the raspberry solids and discard. Let the raspberry syrup cool for about 10 minutes.
• Combine cooled down raspberry syrup and tea.
• Pour raspberry iced tea into cups filled with ice.Optional: Garnish with a couple of fresh or frozen raspberries.

RASPBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• puree the raspberries along with their syrup in your food processor fitted with a metal blade till smooth. Strain and discard the seeds.
• place the eggs, oil, sugar in a bowl of an electric mixer.
• Mix at medium speed for about 3 minute add the raspberry puree and blend well.
• Add the flour, cinnamon and baking soda and mix the batter for about 1 min at low speed.
• Scrape the dough into a buttered 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes.
• Cool for 30 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

GINA'S RASPBERRY MINT TEA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot with 12 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the tea bags and let them steep for 10 minutes. Allow the tea to cool and discard the tea bags. Pour the liquid into a large glass pitcher.
• Meanwhile, add the sugar and 1 cup water to a saucepan and bring to a simmer, over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Drop in the handful of mint, remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool. At this point, strain and add the sugar syrup to the pitcher. Stir the drink well and divide it between 12 glasses filled with ice. Garnish each serving with some fresh mint sprigs and raspberries.

RASPBERRY TEA

Steps:

• Place the raspberries at the bottom of the cup and pour the tea over the raspberries. Stir in the jam and garnish with the fresh mint sprig. Add the sugar and top with the whipped cream, if desired.
• VARIATIONS:.
• For a Straberry Tea, substitute 1 tablespoon sliced fresh strawberries, 3/4 cup freshly brewed strawberry-flavored black tea, and 1 teaspoon strawberry jam. Proceed as directed above.
• For a Peach Tea, substitute 1 tablespoon peeled and sliced fresh peaches, 3/4 cup fresh brewed Peach-flavored black tea, and 1 teaspoon peach jam. Proceed as directed above.

RASPBERRY LEAF, ROSEMARY AND ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place rosemary, orange and raspberry leaves in a jug or jar that will hold at least 4 cups (1 liter).
• In a covered medium pot, bring 4 cups of water and marmalade to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• If using fresh herbs, allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes. If using dried, pour over the herbs immediately. Allow to steep for 10 -15 minutes.
• Pour through a strainer into a jug and refrigerate for 3 to 6 hours.
• Serve chilled over ice, garnished with orange slices and raspberries.

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups of water to boil
• Add tea bags to the water, remove from heat and steep for 5 to 7 minutes
• Remove tea bags
• Add sugar to hot tea mixture and stir to dissolve
• Pour hot tea mixture into a pitcher and add 2 cups cold water
• Bring the remaining 2cups of water to a low boil
• Add frozen berries, minus the berries for garnish
• Simmer berries for 5 minutes
• Pour the berry juice through a screen sieve into the tea mixture
• Chill in the refrigerator until cool
• Serve over ice with reserved berries for garnish

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, and stir in the tea bags, raspberries, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Allow the mixture to steep until the desired level of tea flavor is reached, 3 to 5 minutes; remove tea bags, and stir in the lemonade mix until dissolved. Pour tea into pitchers, and add ice to cool.

SWEET RASPBERRY LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in an 8-cup measuring cup or heat safe bowl. Boil the water, pour it over the tea bags, and allow to steep for at least 10 minutes. Allow to cool and remove tea bags.
• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Cook briefly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add raspberries. Let come to room temperature.
• Combine the tea and raspberry sugar syrup, to taste. Put ice into 4 (12-ounce) glasses. To each squeeze in a wedge of lime, pour sugared tea over, and garnish with a sprig of mint.
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