Please welcome guest author Gigi Pandian with a recipe and giveaway for 8
book-themed recipe cards! Gigi’s
fifth Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, The
Ninja’s Illusion, came out earlier this month. Welcome Gigi!
DON'T FORGET to leave a comment below for a chance to win a set of 8
book-themed recipe cards!
I began learning
how to cook after a cancer diagnosis left me with food restrictions. I didn’t
want to give up eating wonderfully, so I took classes to learn how to recreate
my favorite dishes, plus plenty of new ones. This is one of my new favorite
recipes—
Matcha Muffins
Green Tea adds a unique flavor to these honey-sweetened muffins.
· 1/2
cup all-purpose flour
· 1/2
cup oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour, use 1 cup of all-purpose
flour instead of the split)
·
1 tsp baking powder
·
2 tsp matcha (powdered green tea)
· 1/4
tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
·
3/4 cup coconut milk
·
1/4 cup honey
·
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
·
1/2 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven
to 400ºF, and line a muffin tin with 9 cupcake liners. Mix dry ingredients in
one bowl, and wet ingredients in another. Stir dry mixture into wet, careful
not to over-mix. Scoop into muffin tin, filling only about halfway since
they’ll rise. Bake for approximately 12 minutes.
Historian Jaya Jones travels to Japan in hopes of
solving the mystery of a trading ship that disappeared over 200 years ago—until
she’s blown off course and must sacrifice her quest to save the life of her
best friend. A travel-themed
cozy that’s perfect for fans of Elizabeth Peters.
“[A] highly entertaining,
fast-paced fifth outing for spunky historian Jaya Jones…As usual, Pandian
dishes up authentic history and cultural tidbits along with a first-class
mystery. She also adds just the right light touch of romance.”
—Publishers Weekly
ABOUT GIGI
PANDIAN
USA
Today bestselling author
Gigi Pandian is the child of
cultural anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India. She
spent her childhood being dragged around the world on their research trips, and
now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and a gargoyle who
watches over the backyard vegetable garden. Gigi's writes the Jaya Jones
Treasure Hunt Mystery Series and the Accidental Alchemist mysteries. Gigi's fiction has been awarded the
Malice Domestic Grant and Lefty Awards, and shortlisted for Agatha and Macavity
awards.
Learn more about
Gigi at http://gigipandian.com/, sign up
for her newsletter at http://gigipandian.com/newsletter/,
and find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GigiPandian
I have everything on the ingredient list except the coconut MILK. What other liquid might I substitute? So good to see you at Bouchercon - anxiously awaiting the next Alchemist book. pjcoldren@tm.net
ReplyDeleteHi P.J.! Yes, it was great to see you. And yup, I'm currently at work on Zoe and Dorian's next adventure.
DeleteYou can substitute another milk here. I've tried almond milk with this, but you could probably use a dairy milk as well. The coconut milk makes it extra creamy, which is why it's my first choice.
Coconut is so healthy; love the recipe :) Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeletejslbrown2009 at aol dot com
I love cooking with coconut, because it's both healthy AND makes things taste so rich and delicious :)
DeleteA delectable and enticing recipe. So great for fall. Thanks for your wonderful giveaway, your great books and your fabulous writing. Gigi is so talented and creative. ssaubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you! Yes, this is a great recipe for the fall -- I haven't decided if I'm making this or pumpkin muffins this weekend...
DeleteI love your recipe which is special and unique especially since I love tea and this green tea would be so tasty. I have enjoyed your novels which take me to other realms and give me enjoyment. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're enjoying the novels! I never would have tried cooking with green tea before visiting Japan, but it's great.
DeleteI love trying foods that have surprise ingredients -- I can't wait to try your Matcha Muffins! Thanks for visiting and sharing with Mystery Lovers' Kitchen ~ bobandcelia@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteThanks, Celia! I hope the muffins are as big a hit at your house as they are at mine :)
DeleteThese muffins sound delicious but I don't have coconut anything or matcha tea. I can't decide what to do here. I still have almond flour floating around from a failed experiment so I'm a bit leery about buying more unique ingredients! Love your books! Ignore my whining; I have a cold and it makes me crabby.
ReplyDeletepatdupuy@yahoo.com
Almond flour is tricky, so I feel you there. But as for coconut oil, it's my favorite for baking, so you might take a chance on it :). You can use any milk you'd like here, though. And while the matcha adds a lovely flavor, it's not essential to the muffins.
DeleteSo glad you're enjoying the books! I'm having a lot of fun with them.
I really love both series. I'm working on the latest right now.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your alternative recipes.
And your writing, of course!
libbydodd@comcast.net
Thanks, Libby!
DeleteI'm having a great time experimenting with recipes that are both healthy and delicious. Life's too short not to eat scrumptious food :)
Amen to that!
DeleteThese sound wonderful. I am a newcomer to matcha tea so anything other that drinking it will be a welcomed challenge. Thanks for the opportunity to win. egoehner(at)roadrunner(dot)com.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I love this recipe is because the green tea flavor is subtle rather than front-and-center. You can detect it, but mostly it's just a yummy muffin :)
DeleteI like trying foods that are local to the area I am visiting. Don't always make them myself, though! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
This sounds like a great read! Also, love the muffin recipe, it sounds wonderful. We have bees, I love using the honey as a sweetener instead of sugar. Thank you for sharing! konecny7(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI hope those of you who try the recipe enjoy the muffins!
ReplyDeleteLisa Brown is the winner of the recipe cards -- Lisa, I'll email you directly :)