This weekend, I went to the Artmospheric music and art festival, where I would have had a great time save the fact that there was inescapably loud pounding electronic music playing for 20 out of every 24 hours. I was so happy to be out in the middle of nowhere, on a stunning mountain in my favorite region of Bulgaria, but I am flabbergasted at the amount of sleep I did not get. I returned home last night, had a cup of tea, and slept for 10 hours. I’m still a bit hazy, so I’m just going to give you this muffin recipe and say that I don’t know how I ever lived a satisfactory life before I made these last week. Seriously.
Matcha Muffins with White Chocolate and Rose Petals
makes 12
2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-3 tablespoons matcha green tea powder
1 cup yogurt
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
petals of 10 dried rosebuds
3/4 cup white chocolate chunks
Preheat to 350F and butter a 12-cup muffin tin. In a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and matcha powder. In a small bowl combine yogurt, oil, egg, and rosebuds. Let this sit for about 10 minutes to let the rose petals soften a bit, then pour wet into dry and mix until just barely combined. Fold in white chocolate and divide mixture evenly between muffin tin cups. Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean, being very careful not to overbake. Eat.
7 responses so far ↓
Elle // May 5, 2008 at 4:10 am |
Oh, how interesting! Those look delicious, and so unusual.
Mandy // May 5, 2008 at 6:11 am |
I am intrigued by the use of rose petal in the muffins! Bet they smell heavenly when baking.
farida // May 5, 2008 at 7:08 am |
Wow, rose petals in the muffins! This is so unique. We use rose petals in our cuisine for jams and teas but never thought of adding it to a baked good:) great idea!
Julia // May 5, 2008 at 8:42 am |
Wow, these look really amazing. Where does one find food grade dried rose petals? Would rose water work?
Trajan // May 5, 2008 at 5:02 pm |
20 hours of techno =) — if you’re chest ain’t rattlin’, it ain’t happenin’!
parsnipsaplenty // May 5, 2008 at 6:59 pm |
Elle – Thanks!
Mandy – oh man, do they ever.
Farida – I’m beginning to think that Azeri cooking is very similar to Bulgarian, only with more spices. Which is great, because it means I can make all of your recipes with ingredients from just ’round the corner!
Julia – try Turkish food mail-order sources, or you could put in a few spoonfuls of rose-petal jam as well, if you can find that at your local Middle Eastern or east European grocery. Rosewater would probably work, as well – I’d say start with a teaspoon and go from there.
Trajan – this techno wasn’t frenetic enough for you, friend. Just loud enough to keep one from sleeping.
sophie // May 8, 2008 at 5:26 pm |
where are you finding white chocolate in bulgaria?