Baking Recipes - Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 12

• 175 g/6 oz plain dark chocolate, broken into pieces

• 60 g/2 1/2 oz unsalted butter

• 350 ml/12 fl oz milk

• 375 g/12 oz self-raising flour

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 60 g/2 1/2 oz cocoa powder

• 100 g/3 1/2 oz caster sugar

• 100 g/3 1/2 oz milk chocolate polka dots

• 100 g/3 1/2 oz white chocolate polka dots

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk

• icing sugar, for dusting

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Method:

1. Line the sections of a muffin tin with paper muffin cases. Put the dark chocolate in a small heavy-based saucepan with the butter and half the milk.

2. Heat gently until the chocolate has melted. Leave to cool. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder into a bowl. Stir in the sugar and polka dots.

3. Beat the remaining milk with the vanilla extract, egg and egg yolk, and add to the bowl with the chocolate mixture.

4. Using a large metal spoon, fold the ingredients together until only just combined. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until almost filled.

5. Bake in a preheated oven, 220°C (425°F), Gas Mark 7, for 25 minutes or until well risen and just firm.

6. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve the muffins dusted with icing sugar.