Mulled Holiday Tea

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 7 darjeeling tea bags
• 4 cups boiling water
• 4 cups apple juice
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 inches cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom seed

Recipe

• 1 place tea bags in a 4 quart dutch oven.
• 2 pour the boiling water over tea bags.
• 3 let steep 5 minutes.
• 4 remove bags and discard.
• 5 stir in apple juice, wine and brown sugar.
• 6 make a spice bag of cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom in a double thick 6 inch square picece 100% cotton cheesecloth.
• 7 bring corners to gether and tiewith a clean string.
• 8 add spice bag to tea mixture.
• 9 bring just to boiling, reduce heat.
• 10 simmer covered for 10 minutes.
• 11 discard spice bag.
• 12 transfer tea to a heatproof serving carafe or pot.