Chai Muffins
photo by Nigella Lawson
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
12 muffins
ingredients
- 225 ml unsweetened almond milk
- 2 chai tea teabags
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 400 g white spelt flour
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 150 g soft light brown sugar
- 75 g natural skin-on almonds, roughly chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 150 ml sunflower oil
directions
- Equipment: 12-bun muffin tin.
- Warm the almond milk with the contents of the 2 teabags (I just rip them open over the pan) and cinnamon – stirring to mix – and leave to cool.
- While the milk’s cooling, preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6 (390°F) and line your muffin tin with paper cases.
- In a large bowl, measure out the flour, baking powder, sugar and all but 2 tablespoons of the chopped almonds, and combine well.
- When the milk has cooled, add the eggs and oil, then whisk well.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, using a wooden spoon. Don’t be too efficient about this: a slightly lumpy batter makes for lighter muffins.
- Divide the mixture between the muffin cases (it will fill them well), then sprinkle equally with the remaining almonds and bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean and the muffins are slightly risen and pleasingly golden on top.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes before devouring.
- STORE NOTE: Best eaten on day they are made, otherwise store in an airtight container for 1–2 days. Reheat in an oven preheated to 150°C/gas mark 2 for about 8 minutes. Best served warm.
- FREEZE NOTE: Stack fully cooled muffins in an airtight container with baking parchment between the layers, or wrap individually in clingfilm then put in a resealable bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost on a wire rack for about 1 hour. Reheat as Store Note.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nigella Lawson
United States
Author of best-selling cookbooks and host of a beloved television series, Nigella is a household name in the kitchen. Her new series, Simply Nigella, is all about creating recipes that make you feel better and more alive.