Chocolate Chunk Muffings aka Muffins

chocolate chunk muffings

Chocolate Chunk Muffings
aka Muffins

from the kitchen of Ellen, thanks to The Essence of Chocolate, by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg

Ingredients:

• Butter and flour for muffin cups
• 8 tbs (4 oz) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup creme fraiche (see recipe below)
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 oz semisweet chocolate, cut into chunks

Position:

• rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter:

• and flour 12 muffins cups.

Whisk:

• butter, eggs, and creme fraiche.

Combine:

• flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.  Add the butter-egg mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until just combined.  Fold in the chocolate chunks.

Divide:

• the batter among the muffin cups.

Bake:

• for 20-25 minutes, or until the muffins spring back slightly when pressed in the center.

Cool:

• in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

Makes 12 muffings.