Christmas tea

Unlike store-bought tea mixes, here we know which type of tea we chose for the base and what natural spices we add. And we are sure that there are no flavors here.

Ingredients

• black tea -40 g
• large oranges -2 pcs.
• 2 cinnamon
• ginger root -5 g
• star anise -1 ½ stars
• cardamom pods-12 pcs.
• cloves -8 pcs

Directions

1. Cut the zest into pieces, ginger into thin slices. Leave to dry for 1 day.On the second day, pour black tea into a bowl and add pieces of dried orange and ginger peel to it.
2. Put the spices in a dry frying pan and heat until you feel a spicy aroma.
3. Cool and crush the spices in a mortar into pieces, but not into powder. Add spices to the rest of the ingredients and mix everything together.Transfer the tea mixture to an airtight container. Put in a dry and dark place for one week, or even better for two. Brew for about 5 minutes.