Baked Tea

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  First, preheat the oven to 200 °C and prepare a deep baking dish with a lid (or one that can be tightly covered with aluminum foil) in which you will bake the tea.
• 2
  Wash the apples, core them, and cut them into small cubes with the skin on (approx. 0.5 cm or as large as you wouldn't mind having them in your tea). Peel the oranges and cut them into pieces the same size as the apples. Clean the ginger and slice it. Then, place the chopped fruit into the baking dish, sprinkle with sugar, and add cinnamon, cloves, and lemon juice. Mix the mixture thoroughly, cover the baking dish, place it in the preheated oven, and bake for 40 minutes at 180 °C. After this time, remove the lid, reduce the temperature to 160 °C, and bake for another 10 minutes.
• 3
  While the tea is baking, prepare canning jars with a total volume of approximately 300 ml. Their size depends on how you want to consume the tea or if you want to give it as a gift – in that case, we recommend smaller jars with a maximum of 2 servings per jar. We chose larger ones (approx. 250 ml), as the tea is especially great in winter and gets used up quickly.
• 4
  Remove the tea from the oven and, while still hot, divide it into the jars. Some fruit should remain, as there will be less juice than fruit itself – we recommend keeping this and adding it to another tea or perhaps to oatmeal.
• 5
  After filling, seal the jars tightly, turn them upside down, and let them cool (approx. 4 hours). Then transfer them to the refrigerator, where they should also be stored. The tea will last up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
• 6
  For a 250 ml mug, 1–2 tablespoons of tea are sufficient; pour hot water over them.