Agave Lavender Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Grease bottoms of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
• Place 2/3 cup sugar and lavender in food processor; pulse 30 to 60 seconds (pulse longer for a more intense lavender flavor).
• Sift through strainer into medium bowl to remove any large pieces of lavender.
• Whisk in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well-blended.
• In small bowl, whisk together milk, lemon juice and 2 teaspoons lemon peel. (Milk will curdle and thicken slightly.)
• In another medium bowl, lightly beat egg; whisk in 6 tablespoons melted butter and milk mixture.
• Make well in center of flour mixture; pour in egg mixture.
• Stir just until blended. Divide evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
• In another small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon peel.
• Dip tops of muffins in 1/4 cup melted butter; dip in sugar mixture.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• LAVENDER BUTTER:.
• Combine the butter, dried lavender and honey in the bowl of a food processor. Process for 30 seconds. Reserve 1/3 cup; wrap the remaining butter in plastic wrap. (Or if you're making the butter in advance, transfer the whole amount to a piece of plastic wrap. Fold enough wrap over the butter so that you can use it to help mold the butter into a log; roll and twist the wrap on the ends to seal. Refrigerate or freeze.).
• MUFFINS:.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease and flour 10 wells of a standard-size muffin pan, or line them with paper baking cups.
• Combine the agave nectar, soy milk, 1/3 cup of lavender butter, eggs and vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixer or hand-held mixer; beat on low speed to incorporate.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt on a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper. With the motor running, add the flour mixture to the bowl in two additions, beating (on low speed) until well incorporated.
• The batter will be quite dense.
• Divide it among the prepared muffin wells, filling them two-thirds full.
• Bake for 17 minutes, or until the muffins are light golden in color.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.