Fragrant spiced tea muffins

Name: Fragrant spiced tea muffins
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 10 to 12
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: ½ cup (80 g) bittersweet chocolate chips; ⅓ cup (80 g) coarsely chopped water chestnuts; ½ cup (80 g) fresh ripe mango cubes; 3 tablespoons rose bud tea leaves; 1 tablespoon green tea leaves; 5 tablespoons jasmine tea leaves; 3 tablespoons rose bud tea leaves; 1 teaspoon salt; ¾ cup (180 ml) milk; 1½ tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 3 eggs; 2¾ cups (400 g) flour; ⅔ cup (1¼ stick/160 g) butter; 1¼ cups (250 g) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Asian Tapas

By Christophe Megel and Anton Kilayko

Published 2010

About

Perfumed spices like cardamom, cloves and cinnamon serve to intensify the flavor of coffee, for which elegant little muffins like these are the absolutely perfect foil.

Ingredients

⅔ cup (1¼ stick/160 g) butter
1¼ cups</

Asia
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 425˚F (220˚C).
Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer or wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves. Add the eggs and continue to beat until light and foamy. Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla essence and salt. Mix well and divid