Coffee Liqueur Muffins

It was only recently, when decluttering my pantry, I realised I had a bottle of unopened coffee liqueur which my friend got it for me from Goa last year..... Then, as usual searched for a recipe and found out one from my collections....So, here it is Coffee Liqueur Muffins! According to the book, its an after-dinner muffins, but we loved it with our cup of evening-tea.......

Ingredients:
Recipe Source:Coffee by Parragon Books

Instant coffee granules - 2 tbsp
Boiling water - 2 tbsp
Plain flour - 280 gm
Baking powder - 1 tbsp
Pinch of salt
Light brown sugar - 115 gm
Eggs - 2
Milk - 100ml
Butter - 85 gm, melted and cooled
Coffee liqueur - 6 tbsp
Oil or melted butter, for greasing

Method:

Preheat oven to 200 C. Line a muffin tin with muffin case.
Put coffee granules and boiling water in a cup and stir until dissolved. Leave to cool.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the brown sugar.
Lightly beat the eggs in another bowl. Beat in the milk, butter, dissolved coffee and liqueur.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the beaten liquid ingredients. Stir gently until just combined; do not over-mix.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin paper cases. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until well risen, golden brown and firm to touch.
Leave the muffins in the tin for 5 minutes. Then serve warm or leave to cool on a wire rack.

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