Photo: Earl Grey Iced Tea Recipe
Ingredients
Syrup:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Tea:
- 5 cups water
- 5 Earl Grey tea bags
- 4 dried or fresh lemon slices, plus extra for garnish
- Ice
- Sparkling water
Directions
For the syrup: In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes.
For the tea: In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the tea bags and lemon slices. Let the mixture cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard.
Pour the syrup and tea mixture into an ice-filled pitcher. Pour into glasses and add a splash of sparkling water. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.
Notes
Cook's Note: To dry lemon slices: arrange in a single layer on a wire rack. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 150 degrees oven for 1 to 1/1/2 hours until dry and crisp. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Alternatively, the lemon slices can be dried in a dehydrator following the manufacturer's instructions.
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By brittneygreene
on October 05, 2012
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I really enjoyed drying the lemon slices. I also dried sliced oranges. It is very very sweet though. So, definitely need to pour it over a pitcher full of ice to let it water down a bit before drinking.
By ADMIN CUST SVC
Knoxville, TN
on August 15, 2012
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Note: The following Cook's Note has been added on how to dry lemon slices.
Cook's Note: To dry lemon slices: arrange in a single layer on a wire rack. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 150 degrees oven for 1 to 1/1/2 hours until dry and crisp. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Alternatively, the lemon slices can be dried in a dehydrator following the manufacturer's instructions.
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By IG.
on July 13, 2012
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might be a little late, but i saw the review asing about raffy and her freezer comment... raffy cuts her lemons on a deli slicer very thinly, dries them in a dehydrator and then puts them into the freezer for storage.
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