Earl Grey Muffins

I am an avid tea drinker, so it was fitting that I stumbled upon a recipe for tea-flavored muffins and I just HAD to try them!  The taste is very subtle, but very delicious---even for those non-tea drinking people!

Ingredients:
4 Earl Grey tea bags
1 C milk
2 1/2 C self-raising flour
3/4 C granulated sugar
1 TB poppy seeds
1 stick butter, melted
2 eggs
To glaze: honey/powdered sugar

Preheat your oven to 350°F.  Line a muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.

Warm the milk until it is nearly boiling in a small pan (make sure to watch it carefully-you don't want the milk to burn on the bottom of the pan!), then take off heat, add the tea bags, and let it steep.

Put flour, sugar, and poppy seeds in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.  Add milk mixture (removing tea bags first of course!), butter, and eggs.  Mix gently either with a mixer, spoon, or whisk until smooth.  Spoon the mixture into the prepared liners and bake for 15 minutes or until the top is browned and a toothpick inserted in the muffin come out clean.

**Note: Overcooking them will dry them out!

Cool the muffins on the rack for 10 minutes.  Pour a dab of honey on the top, and brush it around covering the entire top with a knife or your (clean) fingers.  Sprinkle a pinch of powdered sugar and serve!