Monday, December 28, 2009

What's a good chocolate muffin recipe (w/choc powder, not chips)?

Alternatively, a recipe for chocolate cake or brownies that can be adapted for chocolate muffins. Thanks :)What's a good chocolate muffin recipe (w/choc powder, not chips)?
You can ommit the nuts if you dont want them in there





These are deep, dark and chocolatey - truly amazing when one considers what they don't have in them. No eggs or milk, great for lactose intolerant or those with dairy allergies. The crunchy walnut-maple sugar topping is a nice touch. Feel free to substitute regular milk if desired.





Ingredients


Nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray, for preparing the pan


1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour


1/2 cup cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed alkalized)


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon Baking powder


1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt


3/4 cup soy milk or regular milk


1/2 cup liquid fruit juice concentrate or Fruit Juice Reduction Recipe


1/4 cup canola oil


2/3 cup chopped walnuts, divided


2 Tablespoons maple sugar or brown sugar





Instructions


Mixing Instructions:


Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350掳. Lightly spray a (2 1/2-X 1 1/2-inch) muffin pan with nonstick vegetable spray or line with muffin cups.





Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and make a well in the center.





In another medium bowl, whisk the fruit juice concentrate, milk and oil until frothy. Pour into the well and stir with a wooden spoon just until combined. Fold in 1/3 cup of the chopped walnuts. Do not overbeat.





In a small bowl, combine the remaining walnuts with the maple sugar. Spoon the batter into 9 of the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup almost completely full. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with the maple-walnut mixture.





Baking Instructions:


Bake the muffins until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean and the tops spring back when pressed with a finger, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes, then run a knife around the inside of the cups to release the muffins, and remove from the cups. Serve the muffins warm or at room temperature. Makes 9 muffins.What's a good chocolate muffin recipe (w/choc powder, not chips)?
There is a book by Duncan HInes that bases on their recipes on their cake mix. I recently made a batch of chocolate muffins using their Devil Food cake mix. It does call for the chips but can be omitted since the cake mix is so chocolatey anyways. The book is called Cake Mix Magic or you can probably look up the recipe ont he Duncan hines site.

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