Recipe: Homemade Lemon Iced Tea

Makes 1 liter bottle #vegetarian #veggie #vegan #refreshing

Ingredients

• Loose tea leaves - 2 tsp

• Lemon - 1/2

• Sugar - 5 to 10 tsp

• Baking powder - a pinch

See equipment needed at the bottom

• First make a pot of tea and leave it to brew for a few minutes.

• While it's brewing squeeze the lemon juice into a jug.

• Pour in tea and add the baking powder (helps neutralise the tannins to give it a smoother flavour).

• Add the sugar spoon by spoon until you are happy with the level of sweetness then leave it to cool.

• Once it's cool enough pour into the bottle and place in the fridge.

• Serve with ice and a lemon slice.

Equipment:

• Kettle or pan to boil water

• Teapot with diffuser

• Jug 1L

• Spoon

• 1L bottle