Matcha Green Tea Muffins

Makes 10 muffins.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour 
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
40 ml milk
1 tablespoon matcha green tea
1/3 cup unsalted butter at room temperature 
1/2 cup light brown sugar 
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup ground almonds 
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)

For the topping 
1/3 cup dark chocolate chopped 
1 tablespoon unsalted butter1/4 cup pistachios finely chopped 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 350F (180ºC). Put the paper liners in the muffin pan. 

In a medium bowl sift together the flour and baking powder. Set aside.

Warm the milk in a microwave for a few seconds. Dilute the matcha on the warmer milk. Set aside. 

Cream the butter with the sugar until smooth. Add the vanilla and the eggs one by one, until combined, then add the flour mixture, ground almonds and if you desire chocolate chips. 

Finally add matcha mixture into the batter and mix until incorporate. 

When all the ingredients are combined, use a medium size scoop spoon to put the dough into the muffin pan, the muffin cup will be 2/3 of the capacity. 

Put in the middle of the oven and bake about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick insert on the muffins comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack before topping.

For the topping

Melt the chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl at 30 second intervals until melted. Spread melted chocolate over each muffin and garnish with chopped pistachios, if desired. 

Recipe from Cookie Baker, Cooking with the Cookie

Enjoy!!