Spiced Nerada Tea

This mixture combines your favourite Nerada black tea with fragrant, zesty ingredients to create a spiced tea perfect for the winter months. Add a little sugar and a slice of orange for a refreshing twist.

INGREDIENTS

• 250g Nerada Leaf Tea
• 4 sticks cinnamon, lightly crushed
• 4 star anise, lightly crushed
• 90g clean & dried unsprayed rose petals or hibiscus flowers
• Coarsely grated zest of 2 oranges
• 60g dried orange or jasmine flowers
• 1 tspn whole cloves, pounded lightly
• 1 tblspn freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 tspn ground cardamom, optional
• ½ tspn freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 100ºC
2. Coarsely grate orange zest and dry it in the oven on a large heatproof plate. Add all other ingredients, except tea, and continue to heat gently, stirring occasionally until all are bone dry to the touch.
3. Cool, then pour into a large bowl with the Nerada Leaf Tea, and stir well. Store in an opaque, airtight container.
4. When brewing, use slightly less than you would for normal tea.