Oatmeal tea Muffins

Ingredients:

3/4 cup milk
3 honey-orange teabags
1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup old-fashioned oats
3/4 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 cup raisins

Directions:

In a small saucepan, heat milk just to the simmer. Off heat, add the teabags, submerging them completely. Set mixture aside to cool. When cool, remove teabags, squeezing them to remove liquid.
Adjust rack to lower third of oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and flour 12 muffin cups.

In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the oats and brown sugar. In a small bowl, combine the steeped tea milk, oil, and eggs. With a rubber spatula, make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid mixture. Stir the ingredients together just to moisten and combine. Do not overmix or the muffins will be tough and coarse in texture. Spoon thick batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each one 3/4 full. Bake 20 minutes or until muffin springs back when lightly pressed in center. Cool on wire rack for about 5 minutes before carefully removing from pan. Serve warm, if desired.

Scrumptious Ceylon Muffins

Submitted by: Caroline Nystrom

A tasty treat for breakfast or tea time.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp Ceylon tea
1 cup sugar
1 cup finely shredded, unpeeled zucchini
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 egg

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, salt and tea.
In a separate bowl combine sugar, zucchini, oil and egg. Stir to ccombine.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet until just mixed.
Spoon batter into greased muffin cups.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar to make it extra special. Enjoy!

Scrumptious Carrot Apple Oolong Muffins

These are yummy for a quick treat. Be it a grab and go breakfast or an accompaniment to a steaming cup of tea, these hit the spot.

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 c canola oil
2 t vanilla
1/4 c Oolong tea (brewed and cooled)
2 c finely grated carrots
1 c chopped, peeled apple
1/2 c raisins
1 1/4 c sugar
1 1/4 c whole wheat flour
1 c all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:
Prepare muffin pans by using a non-stick spray. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine eggs, oil, vanilla and tea. Add carrots, apple and raisins to egg mixture and set aside.
In a seperate bowl, combine sugar, flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Use a fork to evenly distribute ingredients.
Next, fold in wet ingredients and mix until just blended.
Spoon mixture into muffin cups and bake 20-22 minutes until done.