I’m not a coffee lover. I drink a cup or two a month but tea is my energy drink.**
I love enjoying my breakfast tea with a little milk while making breakfast for my family and one or two more cups of herbal tea in the afternoon, even sometimes a chamomile tea just before bed time.
I needed something to go well with my cup of tea.
Since muffins are a grab and go treat and don’t require much effort to make, why not enjoying them with my afternoon tea? Well, you can call these coffee muffins if that’s what you prefer.
If you’re familiar with my blog than you know how much I love Monet. For the last couple of weeks she and her family have been in my prayers. The loss her family had can’t be easily described in words.
If you haven’t already, please reach out to Monet and her family, and send her love, prayers, and support. She needs all of us more than ever.
If you’re new to my blog, Monet is one of the bloggers I most admire. She’s a wonderful person inside and outside. Her posts are so relaxing, makes you feel like you’re reading a good novel, not a baking blog.
She writes about the love for her family, about little things that make her happy and lots of sweet memories.
And the baking, oh, I would fly all the way to Texas if she opens a bakery.
Until then, I thought of making these special muffins to share them with my sweet friend, Monet.
I even picked fresh flowers our meeting
Let’s turn the oven on and make some Tea Muffins
Start by soaking for a couple of hours 2/3 cup raisins or other dried fruits of your choice in 2-3 tbsp rum hot water.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, measure 4 cups (480gr) all-purpose flour. Make a well in the middle. Pour 1/4 cup lukewarm milk and sprinkle 1 package (7 gr) dry yeast over. Leave to proof about 5 minutes.
When the bubbles appear add 1/4 cup melted butter to the mixture
1 egg and the raisins
In a measuring cup mix 2/3 cup lukewarm milk with 1/4 cup (50gr) sugar and a pinch of salt.
With the dough attachment start mixing at low speed, slowly adding the sweetened milk until the dough cleans itself from the sides of the bowl.
At this point you may have to adjust the quantity of the milk/flour used. The dough should be soft and elastic.
Put the dough into a greased bowl, cover with clear film and let at room temperature until it doubles in volume.
When risen divide the dough into 18 small balls placing each ball into your regular size muffin/cupcake pan. You can grease the pan or simply place a muffin paper cup inside.
Let the muffins at room temperature until you heat the oven at 375F. That should take no more than 5-10 minutes.
Bake the muffins for about 17-20 minutes or until golden.
Immediately after baking brush them with honey.
Call over your friends, put the tea/coffee pot on and enjoy them.
an inside view
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup raisins or other dried fruits
- 2-3 tbsp rum or hot water
- 4cups (480gr) all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup lukewarm milk
- 1 package (7 gr) dry yeast
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup lukewarm milk
- 1/4 cup (50gr) sugar
- a pinch of salt
- ~ 2 tbsp of honey, for brushing (optional)
Instructions
- Start by soaking for a couple of hours 2/3 cup raisins or other dried fruits of your choice in 2-3 tbsp rum hot water.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, measure 4 cups (480gr) all purpose flour. Make a well in the middle. Pour 1/4 cup lukewarm milk and sprinkle 1 package (7 gr) dry yeast over. Leave to proof about 5 minutes.
- When the bubbles appear add 1/4 cup melted butter to the mixture, 1 egg and the raisins
- In a measuring cup mix 2/3 cup lukewarm milk with 1/4 cup (50gr) sugar and a pinch of salt.
- With the dough attachment start mixing at low speed, slowly adding the sweetened milk until the dough cleans itself from the sides of the bowl.
- At this point you may have to adjust the quantity of the milk/flour used. The dough should be soft and elastic.
- Put the dough into a greased bowl, cover with clear film and let at room temperature until it doubles in volume.
- When risen divide the dough into 18 small balls placing each ball into your regular size muffin/cupcake pan. You can grease the pan or simply place a muffin paper cup inside.
- Let the muffins at room temperature until you heat the oven at 375F. That should take no more than 5-10 minutes.
- Bake the muffins for about 17-20 minutes or until golden.
- Immediately after baking brush them with honey.
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As usual,
Roxana
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yummy and soft fabulous
What a great comforting treat to share with Monet!
Those muffins look amazing as always Roxana..so moist and beautiful!
Thanks so much for sharing, hope you have great Wednesday!
Those look really great!
i love muffins! these look scrumptious!!
Ahh- neat n yummy looking..should I come over for a steaming hot cuppa tea now
US Masala
I love having muffins for breakfast
these look so good, I've never had yeast muffins before…
Beautiful post… my heart goes out to Monet and her family.
Those muffins look incredible…and your photos are just gorgeous. Great job, Roxana!
Those muffins look oh-so-good! I am with you – tea over coffee any day! I can imagine these warm muffins with a steaming hot cup of herbal tea… delicious! Thanks for sharing
I would fly to Texas with you if Monet opens a bakery! The muffins look fantastic! I adore the spring flowers in the pictures.
Looks and sounds delicious this muffins, Thanks so much for sharing,sorrymy english but I`m Portuguese . I love your blog Roxana,
kisses and blessings!!
That is one beautiful muffin! And how sweet of you to dedicate this to Monet, and what a great treat to share!
Monet and her family have been in my prayers!!
What a beautiful muffin to give. And it's a yeast muffin! Love the honey on top – that is perfect!
I would LOVE to try these muffins. I can imagine them warm and fresh out of the oven with a hot cup of coffee to go with. They look so comforting and inviting.
I've been thinking of Monet and sending my love but I wish I could just hug her and dote on her for a bit. How nice it would be to meet and for all of us to share these muffins and support her in person. Due to money and large distances we can settle for using the web.
Thank you for sharing these with us!
They are similar to an Aussie easter treat, Hot Cross Buns !
Lovely heartfelt post for Monet – she's truly a gentle and loving person. Beautiful photos – congrats on making it on Tastespotting!
Your photographs are amazing!
Hugs to Monet! These muffins looks absolutely awsm .. i like the colorful muffin cups too ! and as usual awsm clicks!
What gorgeous muffins! I would love to have one of these right now.
im sorry to hear about your friend monet..
Those muffins look so cute. I love how that honey glaze makes them shine.
super,soft gooood,nice flowers ,thank you
Love ur coffee and ur cake.both looks gorgeous.
These muffins look amazing. Perfect for afternoon tea or a grab and go breakfast!!!
Gorgeous muffins…beautiful and amazing clicks…my heart goes out to Monet.
Roxana…you have a beautiful blog and I am going to try this tonight
Thanks for sharing with me this recipe. My heart goes out to Monet too. What she has gone through is beyond words described. Let's continue to uphold her and pray the days will be better for her and family.
Yummy – they are like Hot Cross Buns in muffin form.
Mandy
Those look great Roxana. I feel just horrible about Monet's going through. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family. She's one of my favorite morning reads.
Mmmmmm….perfect muffins! And such lovely thoughts for Monet.
Lovely muffins….perfect for snack time.
Just found your wonderful blog! New Follower!!! These muffins look great!
- Jessica
http://cajunlicious.blogspot.com
(All Things Cajun)
These muffins are stunningly gorgeous! I love your method of making them, jr. and I must try them with some of our dried fruit samples!
Your muffins are perfect with tea for sweet Monet. I love your pics, so pretty, and those flowers, gorgeous!
I don't drink much coffee either, but I do love my tea! This sounds like the perfect accompaniment!
Wow they look so perfect
This recipe sounds delicious and those muffin liners are absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Your photo's are beautiful as usual. I love your fresh picked flowers, the looks of those muffins you made, and Monet!
Look at those beautiful muffins! I love how domed they are! I would love to have one of these with my morning tea!
What a lovely post…Monet will smile at this
These muffins look perfectly delightful and your photos are gorgeous, as usual
your muffins are stunning, perfect shape..I cannot get my muffins to rise like that, I would love of these raisin muffins with my morning coffee!!
sweetlife
I had to change your link,I kept visiting old iste, lol
You too are such a loving person.
Those tea muffins look so soft and tasty.
For those who have been following Monet's journey…I absolutely feel her warm nature and talent as well.
Roxana, you are so sweet for picking her a bouquet of symbolic flowers. In addition those muffins will surely please her as well ;o)
Btw…I like to soak my raisins in OJ sometimes…yummy aromatic.
Adorable treats ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
How yummy! And as always absolutely amazing photography! Have a great weekend
Great to enjoy with a cup if tea. Even though I drink coffee, I still like my cup of tea when I need to chill out. (Just visited Monet's blog for the first time, my heart goes out to her).
These really look and sound delicious. I'd love to have one with my morning coffee. Have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
By the way, I've given you an award today
I love the idea of making yeasty muffins…they look absolutely gorgeous!
I followed you from the foodie blog roll and I'd love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this muffin widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about muffin recipes,Thanks!
Mmmm.. This looks soo yummy! Maybe I can give this a try
Ohhh, these look great! I love having something a little sweet with my aftertoon tea! mmm! xxxxx
Your tea muffins are exactly what my afternoon tea break is missing, thanks for a lovely sounding recipe to try this week.
Delicious looking muffins to put a smile on Monet's face! I love that they are made with yeast and I bet they are just wonderful with a cup of tea
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Those muffins look just lovely! So much fluffyness and so much yummyness definitely would make for the perfect teatime snack.
this looks great love tea sweet post
This looks perfect with tea…bookmarked!!!
Lovely muffins. Bookmarked.
Yummy, this is somethime Monet would enjoys! I have been following herblog for sometime now and always enjoyed her postings. She is such a sweet girl and I do feel sorry for all the recent developments in her life.
How did I miss these?! Holy yumness!
Ooooh, these are really interesting. I've never made muffins with yeast. They look like they would have a wonderful texture!
Muffins is looking very yummy. you had described the method for made Muffins and i will surely try to make Muffins for me.
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