You don't need to buy expensive green tea blends. You can stock your pantry with a basic green tea and flavor it to suit your mood. Try one of these flavor combinations or make your own!
Each recipe that follows is for one 12 ounce cup of green tea. All can be used hot or iced. When development iced tea, cut the water to 6 ounces and pour the hot tea over 6 ounces of ice.
12 OUNCES EQUALS HOW MANY CUPS
Each recipe is designed to first flavor the water, then steep the tea. This allows more flavor to be drawn out of the spices, herbs and flowers while not over-steeping the tea. Allowing green tea to steep for too long will supervene in a bitter and grassy cup of tea. Listed below are the recommended flavor additions. Choose your favorite and add to 12 ounces of boiling water. Allow to steep for 5 minutes. Reheat the water to about 180 degrees F. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of loose green tea, steep for no longer than 3 minutes, strain and enjoy.
Ginger
Slightly spicy and refreshing, this tea is excellent iced or hot. Use 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger or 1/4 teaspoon of dried ground ginger per 12 ounce cup.
Minty Fresh
This tea reminds me of springtime. I all the time anxiously wait for the mint to be ready so I can enjoy a cup. Take 8 large fresh mint leaves per 12 ounce cup. Try growing separate types of mint; they all make great tea.
Lemon Rose
Rose and lemon incorporate beautifully with the mellow green tea. This one is good hot but spectacular, iced. Use 2 teaspoons of dried rose petals and the juice and zest of a quarter of a lemon per 12 ounce cup.
Sage
Sage makes an excellent tea all by itself, but I like it even more added to green tea. Use 1 tablespoon of dried crumbled sage or 8 fresh leaves per 12 ounce cup.
Winter Spice
The excellent warming tea for cold winter days. Use 1 cardamom pod, 1 star anise pod, 1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger and 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon per 12 ounce cup.
Morning Zest
This zesty tea will wake you up and help you start your day! Use 4 fresh mint leaves, the juice and zest of a quarter of a lemon and 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger per 12 ounce cup.
Tea Thyme
Thyme has a herbaceous, woodsy flavor. There are many variations of thyme, check out your local farmer's store or grow your own. Use 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves (lemon thyme is my favorite) per 12 ounce cup.
Play colse to with separate herbs, flowers and spices and come up with a blend that's all your own. Get creative and have fun!
Green Tea Blends - create Your Own 12 OUNCES EQUALS HOW MANY CUPS
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