Russian tea with capers is a unique and flavorful drink that combines the refreshing taste of tea with the tangy bite of capers. This unexpected combination creates a beverage that is both refreshing and savory, making it a perfect accompaniment to a variety of dishes or as a stand-alone treat. With its unique flavor profile and ease of preparation, Russian tea with capers is a delightful and versatile drink that is sure to please even the most discerning palate.
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RUSSIAN TEA I
This is a fragrant hot beverage tailor-made for the holidays. The scent of cloves and cinnamon will perfume your home.
Provided by Cynthia
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Hot
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat, then stir in ground cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, and ground cloves. Allow mixture to steep for 10 minutes.
- Prepare frozen orange juice concentrate according to the directions on the can.
- Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of water, and stir into spice mixture. Mix in orange juice, lemon juice, and 5 cups water. Heat through. Serve with a garnish of orange zest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.5 calories, Carbohydrate 48 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 1.6 g, Sodium 2.6 mg, Sugar 44.9 g
RUSSIAN TEA MIX
Russian Tea is a cozy, delicious citrus-tea mixture, enhanced with warm mulling spices. The mixture itself can be stored for months on the shelf. When ready to serve, simply add hot water and stir.
Provided by Renee
Categories Beverage
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients together. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 tablespoon, Calories 40 kcal, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 1 mg, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 9.8 g
RUSSIAN TEA
I love this tangy beverage on a cold winter's morning when I want something tasty and hot, but don't want coffee! It makes a great gift from your kitchen, too! If calories are your concern, use an artificially sweetened orange drink mix, eliminate the sugar and sweeten to taste with sugar substitute.
Provided by Paula
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Hot
Time 10m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine instant tea powder, orange drink mix, lemonade powder, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Mix thoroughly. Store in a sealed jar.
- To use, mix 3 to 4 tablespoons of mix with 1 cup hot or cold water. Adjust to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.5 calories, Carbohydrate 26.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Sodium 1.6 mg, Sugar 24.4 g
RUSSIAN CHERRY TEACAKES
Steps:
- Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla thoroughly. Sift together the flour and salt, add to the butter, and mix. Fold in the nuts and cherries and chill the dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet (they do not spread as they bake). Bake until set but do not brown, about 10 minutes.
- While still warm but set, roll the cookies in confectioners' sugar and cool. Roll in confectioners' sugar again and bake again for 10 to 12 minutes.
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES III
Lovely little cookies that are perfect for formal parties.
Provided by Emma Radovich
Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Tea Cakes and Biscuits Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients, mix well.
- Refrigerate dough until chilled.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls and bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven.
- Once baked, roll while still hot in confectioners' sugar until coated. Let cool. Lightly dust with more confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.6 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 79.1 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
Make and share this Russian Tea Cakes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by KitchenCraftsnMore
Categories Dessert
Time 19m
Yield 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in flour and salt.
- Stir in nuts.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown.
- Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in powdered sugar.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Roll in powdered sugar again.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.1, Fat 5, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 60.4, Carbohydrate 6.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 1.4, Protein 1
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES I
This is a family recipe that's been made at Christmas time by at least 4 generations. This year will be the first for number 5!!! 'Bubba' brought it with her when she came from Lithuania. I pass it on in the true spirit of this season!
Provided by THEAUNT708
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Russian
Time 35m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 36.6 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
CHEF JOHN'S RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
As the old joke goes, these Russian tea cakes might not be Russian, but at least they're not cakes. No one knows exactly how these came to be known as Russian tea cakes but, nevertheless, they are quite delicious.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Tea Cakes and Biscuits Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange rack in center position of oven.
- Place butter, 1/3 cup packed powdered sugar, walnuts, salt, and vanilla in a bowl. Top with the flour. Mix with your clean hands until the dough starts to clump up. Keep mixing by hand until all the flour and clumps of butter are evenly mixed into the dough and it can be easily formed into balls.
- Scoop out dough and roll by hand into uniformly round balls, just slightly larger than 1 inch. Place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden, 15 to 25 minutes depending on the size of the cookies.
- Let cool exactly 5 minutes then roll in remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Let cookies cool completely and toss them again in the confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.7 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 34.9 mg, Fat 18.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 23.3 mg, Sugar 20.4 g
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
I like to present my favorite holiday cookies in a special way. I pile these fresh-baked tea cakes on pretty plates that I buy throughout the year, then wrap them with colored cellophane to give friends. —Valerie Hudson, Mason City, Iowa
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-13 minutes. Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
Provided by Anne Thornton, Host of Dessert First
Categories dessert
Time 50m
Yield 6 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl mix together the cookie dough and the pecans. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Form 1-inch balls from the chilled dough and place them 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake until the edges of the cookies start to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 5 minutes.
- While the cookies are cooling, line another cookie sheet with wax paper. Sprinkle 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar on the bottom of the sheet and place the slightly cooled cookies on top of the sugar. Place the remaining 1 cup of confectioners' sugar in a passe or fine sieve and then sprinkle over the tops of the cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder. In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Mix in the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Turn down the mixer and slowly add the flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Use 2 pieces to make cut out cookies, and the other half for the Russian Tea Cakes.
- For the cut out cookies: On a lightly floured surface roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place the cookies on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minutes, rotating cookie sheet halfway through the cooking time. Cool on pans about 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
Steps:
- First, brown the butter: Place the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat to cook. Check it after about 7 minutes; it should be a medium-brown color, not too light but not too burnt. Once it reaches that color, take it off the heat and let it cool. Refrigerate to continue to cool for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 half sheet pans with parchment paper.
- Add the cold browned butter, flour, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla extract and cinnamon to a food processor; process until light and fluffy. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the walnuts and mix with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, portion 48 mounds of the dough onto your prepared sheet pans, spacing them 2 inches apart. Place in the freezer to cool for 15 minutes.
- Bake until the cookies are firm and smell nutty and toasty, 15 to 18 minutes. Rotate the pans 180 degrees halfway through baking.
- Meanwhile, place additional powdered sugar in another large bowl. Once the cookies are out of the oven, let cool for exactly 6 minutes 30 seconds then toss in the powdered sugar. Enjoy!
REAL CITRUS SPICED RUSSIAN TEA (VIDEO)
Steps:
- In a pot, combine the water, oranges, lemons, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and sugar and bring to a boil. Boil for about 5 minutes and remove from heat.
- Add the tea bags into the mixture and allow to steep covered for about 5 minutes. Remove the fruit, spices and tea bags (without squeezing out the bitter tannins out of the bag).
- Taste and adjust sugar to taste. Serve immediately, reheat if necessary.
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Cream butter in a large mixing bowl. Add the vanilla then gradually add the 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Sift the flour, measure, then sift again with the salt. Add gradually to the butter mixture. Add the pecans and mix well.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly using the bottom of a glass, then bake for 20 minutes, or until edges are very lightly browned. Remove the cookies from the baking sheets and roll in powdered sugar while still hot. Cool on wire racks and roll cookies again in powdered sugar before serving.
- Once they are completely cooled, cookies may be stored in airtight containers for up to 1 week.
RUSSIAN TEA
This is lovely for a get together--at Christmas--on a cold winter's day. Of course you can use a sugar substitute should you desire.
Provided by Lorrie in Montreal
Categories Beverages
Time 10m
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring water to a boil and turn off heat.
- Add tea bags and spices.
- Cover and leave for 5 minutes.
- Remove tea bags and spices from water.
- Add sugar and juices.
- Mix well and reheat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.2, Fat 0.1, Sodium 3.3, Carbohydrate 17.6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 16.5, Protein 0.2
BUTTERY RUSSIAN TEA CAKES
Make and share this Buttery Russian Tea Cakes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lavender Lynn
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Mix margarine, 1/2 C powdered sugar, and the vanilla.
- Stir in flour, salt, and nuts.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake until set, but not brown, 8 to 9 minutes.
- Roll in powdered sugar while warm; cool.
- Roll in powdered sugar again.
RUSSIAN TEA CAKES WITH CHOCOLATE
Make and share this Russian Tea Cakes With Chocolate recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Pamela
Categories Dessert
Time 27m
Yield 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream buter and sugar. Add vanilla.
- Gradually beat in flour (and nuts).
- Stir in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips. Shape into balls.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden on the bottoms.
- Cool and drizzle with remaining melted chocolate chips.
Tips:
- Choose the right tea leaves: Russian tea blends typically consist of black tea leaves, such as Assam, Ceylon, or Keemun, blended with other ingredients like herbs, spices, and fruits. Look for high-quality tea leaves that are fresh and flavorful.
- Use filtered water: The quality of your water can greatly affect the taste of your tea. Use filtered or spring water to ensure that your tea is pure and flavorful.
- Steep the tea properly: The ideal steeping time for Russian tea varies depending on the type of tea and your personal preferences. However, as a general guideline, steep black tea for 3-5 minutes, green tea for 2-3 minutes, and herbal tea for 5-7 minutes.
- Add capers at the end: Capers are a key ingredient in Russian tea. Add them to the teapot or cup just before serving to preserve their delicate flavor and aroma.
- Serve with honey or sugar: Russian tea is often served with honey or sugar to sweeten it. Add these ingredients to taste, depending on your personal preference.
Conclusion:
Russian tea with capers is a unique and flavorful beverage that can be enjoyed hot or cold. By following these tips, you can create a delicious and authentic cup of Russian tea that will transport you to the heart of Russia. Experiment with different tea blends and capers to find your perfect combination, and enjoy this special tea with friends and family.
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