Basicteajelly Recipes

Steps:

• (If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
• Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
• Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 2 minute stirring.
• Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
• Skim off any foam.
• Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• When choosing your tea, please bear in mind that certain herbs might be too strong or bitter and make a poor jelly (lavender and black tea in particular need to be treated carefully). If you do need to use a strong herb, try adding it in 5 minutes into the steep time. Also, when measuring out your tea, if your quantity is not exactly a match for the recommended quantity, it's better to go under than over the amount.
• Bring water up to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan; add tea and boil 1 minute.
• Cover the saucepan, turn the heat off, and steep tea for 10 minutes.
• Strain out the tea leaves and place the tea back in the saucepan.
• Stir in the sugar to taste and the pectin (making sure it's fully dissolved), then bring to a strong boil.
• Boil 1 minute (stirring frequently). Turn the heat off, and test the jelly for doneness (I like using the freezer plate method).
• Place jam into sterilized canning jars and screw on the lids. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Alternatively, you can just put the jelly in the fridge and eat it immediately. It should keep for a couple weeks.
• NOTE: I've tested several flavors so far using some of my own tea recipes, and I've found that these are particularly good as jelly: Spiced Rose Tea (or indeed any tea that involves rose petals), White Vanilla Tea, Chamomile Apple Tea, and Rooibos Carob Tea.

Steps:

• put 2 tbsp of the cold water in a small bowl with the agar/gelatin and microwave until dissolved.
• mix the green tea powder and sugar. Add the hot water little by little to make a paste. then add the tap water and mix well.
• quickly mix in the agar/gelatin and place in a mould. chill in the fridge stirring occasionally to prevent separating.
• while setting make the milk sauce by combining the ingredients.
• serve the jelly topped with the milk sauce. Try to serve in shot or cocktail glasses to get the contrast of the green jelly and white sauce.

Steps:

• Heat honey and water to boiling, stirring constantly. Add liquid Fruit pectin and bring back to boil. Allow to cool in jelly jars.