Orange And Cinnamon Iced Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups water
8 tea bags (I use a basic decaf black tea)
Orange-Cinnamon Syrup
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange, zest of

Preparation

In a medium pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil.
Once the water boils, add the tea bags and remove from heat.
Let the tea steep for 4 minutes.
Remove tea bags and let the brewed tea cool.
Once the tea is cooled, add the orange-cinnamon syrup. Mix thoroughly. Transfer to a serving pitcher and add ice.
Serve and enjoy!
To Make the Syrup:
In a small saucepan, mix the water, orange juice and sugar. Add the cinnamon sticks and orange zest.
Turn heat to medium-high. Stir mixture frequently until it comes to a boil.
Once the mixture boils and the sugar has dissolved, remove saucepan from the heat.
Allow the sugar mixture to cool. It will thicken a bit once cooled.
Strain mixture to remove cinnamon sticks and any large pieces of orange zest.
Add cooled sweetener to brewed tea.