Matcha White Chocolate & Lime Muffins
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Makes 12 muffins
Degree of difficulty: very easy
- 2 cups cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup caster or superfine sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup soda water
- 2 tablespoons matcha powder
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1.5 cup white chocolate chips with 1/4 cup reserved for sprinkling on top
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 160C/320F and line a muffin tray with liners. In a large bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt until well combined. In a jug measure the soda water and dissolve the matcha powder in it. Add the oil, eggs, lime juice and vanilla and whisk to combine. Make a well in the dry mix and pour the wet mixture in the centre in 3 lots. Then stir in the chocolate chips.
Step 2 - Use an ice cream scoop to divide the mixture into the lined cavities and sprinkle the reserved extra choc chips on top. Bake for 25 minutes.