Green Tea Muffins

Happy_Housewife's Note:

I feel in love with green tea cookies and happen to find this recipe when I was searching for green tea cookies recipes on the Internet. I haven't tried this recipe yet but will do so very soon.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 muffins

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons japanese green tea powder (matcha in Japanese)
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup butter , softened at room temperature
• 2 eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven at 350°F.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and green tea powder and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter until light.
4. Add the sugar and eggs and beat some more until light and fluffy.
5. Add the dry mixture and the milk.
6. Stir with a spatula or wooden spoon until the dry ingredients are just incorporated (don't overmix). The batter will be somewhat lumpy.
7. Divide the batter among the muffin tins (If you don't have any liners, grease the tins), about 2/3 full.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
9. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
10. Bon appetit!

Reviews

[aloha808]

I love anything with Green Tea and these were no exception! I used Vanilla Soy Milk in place of the Milk and added about 1/8 cup of King Arthur Micro Mini Chocolate Chips. Next time, I will up the chocolate chips to 1/4 cup and add another 1/2 teaspoon of matcha green tea powder too -- mahalo for posting!

[YourStuff]

I had to submit a correction because although 2 eggs were listed in the ingredients, they were not previously included in the instructions. Because of this, I ended up adding the eggs last, which probably affected the outcome. However, my kids liked them and gobbled them up. I think they were a bit too sweet. I will make some changes on my next try.

[carole in orlando]

These are very nice tasting muffins. I use half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat pastry flour so they needed a little baking powder in my opinion. We have had some Macha tea sitting in our cupboard for a long time so it was a good way to use it and a nice way to get the healthy benefits, as I don't care for the taste of the tea itself. Thanks, Carole in Orlando