Green Tea Muffins

I started baking these muffins back in 2009~! I had recently graduated from Nursing school and was trying to find another hobby. I liked to feed people so baking became an evident choice LOL. My friend wanted to learn how to bake so I had him beside me as I was trial running this recipe. This was adapted from a recipe that I found on www.allrecipes.com. At the time I couldn't believe how much matcha green tea powder cost. I sent my friend to get it for me and he ended up at Steepes. For a little tiny tin it was like $40 for the fresh stuff o_O"... so he ended up getting old stuff which cost him $20 but he played the poor university student card and managed to get it for $15~! FTW lol ^_^

Green Tea Muffins
-1 2/3 cups whole wheat flour
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 tsp baking powder
-2 Tbsp matcha green tea powder
-1/2 cup white sugar
-1 egg
-1/3 cup melted butter
-1 cup milk
-2 tsp Vanilla extract
-1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease muffin cups or line with paper liners
2. Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, matcha and sugar together and set aside. Whisk eggs, melted butter, and milk in another bowl. Stir milk mixture into the flour mixture until just moistened. Stir in walnuts. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups.
3. Bake in preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed- about 20 min.  Cool in tin for 5 minutes then remove to cool on a wire rack.

Vanilla Glaze (adapted from allrecipes)
-1 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
-2 1/2 Tbsp milk
-1/8 tsp salt
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1 Tbsp butter

1.  Melt butter and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix until creamy.