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Freshly Brewed Tea

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 8
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Ever wonder how to brew a perfect cup of tea? This is the recipe you’ve been waiting for!
Updated Feb 21, 2007
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Ingredients

  • Boiling water
  • Loose tea or tea bag

Steps

  • 1
    Whether you use loose tea or tea bags, the preparation method is the same. Start with a spotlessly clean teapot made of glass, china or earthenware. Add rapidly boiling water, and allow to stand a few minutes to "hot the pot". Pour out just before before brewing the tea.
  • 2
    Heat cold water to a full rolling boil. (use water from the cold-water tap; water from the hot-water tap may contain mineral deposits from water pipes that can affect the flavor of the tea.)
  • 3
    Add tea to the warm pot, allowing 1 teaspoon of loose tea or 1 tea bag for each cup tea. Pour boiling water over tea (3/4 cup for each cup of tea); let stand 3 to 5 minutes to bring out the full flavor. Stir tea once to ensure uniform strength. Do not judge the strength of tea by its color; you must taste it. Strain the tea, or remove tea bags. Serve wtih sugar and milk or lemon if desired.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Tea is one of the world’s favorite beverages, second in popularity only to water.
  • tip 2
    For eight servings with refills, we suggest brewing two pots of tea at a time.

Nutrition

0 Calories, 0g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 0g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
0
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
Saturated Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
5 mg
Potassium
0mg
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
Free
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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