CHAI MUFFINS
CHAI MUFFINS
CHAI MUFFINS

Ingredients
  • 225ml/8fl oz unsweetened almond milk
  • 2 Chai teabags
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 400g/14oz white spelt flour
  • 2½ tsp baking powder
  • 150g/5½oz soft light brown sugar
  • 75g/2½oz natural skin-on almonds
  • roughly chopped
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 150ml/5fl oz sunflower oil
Directions
  • 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 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and line a 12-hole 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 for 20–25 minutes
  • or until a cake tester comes out clean and the muffins are slightly risen and pleasingly golden-brown on top.
  • Remove to a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes before devouring.