Step 1
Gather some silver birch twigs. I use twigs between 1mm to 2mm thick.
I used twigs picked from the ground, and they were pretty green (bendy). I didn’t cut them from the tree, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t.
Snip them into small pieces. Usually no more than 15mm in length.
Step 2
Place on a baking tray, and roast in a 170C 150C for fan assisted ovens or gas mark 3.5 for 30 minutes.
Grind in a good quality electric spice and nut grinder.
Step 3
Put one heaped teaspoon of the silver birch twig tea in a pot or tea ball, and brew for between 1 to 5 minutes. Everyone’s palate is different, so find your own preference.
Enjoy this simple silver birch twig tea.