Simple Syrup For Iced Tea Food

PERFECT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Hot-Brewed:
• Bring 8 cups water to a simmer; remove from the heat and add 3 tablespoons loose tea or 6 tea bags. Let steep about 4 minutes, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let cool, then transfer to a pitcher, cover and refrigerate.
• Cold-Brewed:
• Combine 8 cups cold water and 6 tablespoons loose tea or 10 tea bags in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 15 to 36 hours, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags.
• Sweet Teas:
• Combine 3/4 cup each sugar and water in a saucepan and add 1 infuser, if desired. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and let cool. Strain the infused syrup through a fine-mesh sieve (you'll get about 1 cup).
• Orange Add 6 strips zest
• Blackberries 1 cup
• Cinnamon 2 sticks
• Lavender 3 tablespoons dried
• Vanilla 1 halved bean
• Mint 3 sprigs
• Ginger 1 cup sliced
• Lemon 8 strips zest
• Nectarine 1 cup chopped
• Cucumber 2 cups chopped

SIMPLE SYRUP FOR SWEETENING TEA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan heat the sugar and water and bring to a boil. When the sugar is completely dissolved remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 week.
• Simple syrup can be used to sweeten iced tea, mint juleps or other alcohol based drinks, fruit salad, as well as a soaking liquid for in between layers of genoise cake.
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SIMPLE SYRUP FOR ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small pan. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Let cool.

ICED TEA SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring water to boiling; remove from heat then add tea bags.
• Steep 15 minutes; discard tea bags (do not squeeze for the tea will become bitter).
• Add sugar and baking soda; stir to dissolve.
• Add to mixture the lemon juice.
• To serve: pour enough tea syrup to taste in tall iced tea glass filled with ice cubes. Fill remainder of glass with water. Enjoy!

SIMPLE SYRUP ICED TEA

Steps:

• Heat water to boiling.
• For the simple syrup, pour 1 cup of the boiled water into a glass measuring cup, stir in sugar until it dissolves.
• Set aside.
• Pour remaining water into a tea pot or glass measuring cup with tea bags.
• Steep 5 minutes, then remove the bags.
• Stir syrup into the tea.
• Chill tea.

TEA SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small saucepan, bring the water to the usual steeping temperature you'd use to steep the tea you're planning to flavor your syrup with. For example, a black tea would need boiling or nearly boiling water, but a green tea would only need simmering water.
• Steep for the usual amount of time. For example, four to five minutes for an Earl Grey simple syrup, or two to three minutes for a green tea simple syrup.
• Strain out and discard the tea leaves and bring the tea to a rolling boil over high heat.
• Stir in the sugar until it is dissolved completely.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir often, until the mixture has reduced to half its original volume, about 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Pour into a very clean jar with a tight-fitting lid. Keep refrigerated. The simple syrup has a shelf life of about 6 months.

RASPBERRY SYRUP FOR DRINKS

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil in small saucepan, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in raspberries. Mash mixture using a potato masher or fork. Let mixture steep for at least 1 hour.
• Drain mixture through a fine mesh strainer, pressing raspberry pulp with a spatula to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids and store syrup in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine 3 cups water and 3 cups sugar in medium saucepan. Stir sugar and water over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 3 minutes. Transfer syrup to bowl and chill thoroughly. DO AHEAD: Syrup can be made 2 weeks ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.