Solitary chicken - need advice

[Mrs Webmuppet]

Does anyone have a fool proof chocolate muffin recipe?

 

The chaps at work want muffins on nights next week and I can find recipes for all sorts of muffins but I haven't got a recipe for chocolate ones ( some of my colleagues won't touch anything vaguely fruit based ). As it is I shall have to make about three batches of different muffins to make sure I cater for everybodies tastes!

[Lydia]

At home I've got a great one for double chocolate muffins that have never failed for me. I'm at work right now but I'll dig it out later if you like.

[chickencam]

Here's the one I use, it is from Muffins Fast and Fantastic by Susan Reimer

 

8oz 225g plain flour

2 tsp 10ml baking powder

half a tsp 2.5ml bicarb

half tsp salt

5 tablespoons of cocoa powder

4-5oz 110-140g to taste (I use the lower amount) of sugar

1 egg

8floz 240ml milk

1tsp vanilla essence

3floz 90ml corn oil or 3oz/85g melted butter ( I use the oil)

chocolate chips (optional)

 

Sift together flour, baking powder, bicarb, salt and cocoa powder, then stir in sugar

 

In another bowl beat together the egg, milk, vanilla and oil

 

Pour all of the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until only just combined the mixture should be lumpy and the more you mix the tougher the muffuns come out.

 

This recipe makes about 10 large muffins.

[Happy chickens!]

Delia never fails me:

 

5oz plain flour

½ level tablespoon baking powder

2 large tablespoons cocoa power

1 large egg

3 to 4 oz caster sugar

4 fl oz milk

2 oz melted butter

Choc chips (off a proper choc bar) to be really naughty!

 

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees centigrade.

 

Put 12 cake cases ready in a jam tart tray.

 

Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder into a large bowl.

 

Mix the melted butter, sugar, egg and milk in a separate bowl/jug.

 

Tip the wet mix onto the dry and stir a little.

 

Add the chocolate chips if using (I use a sharp knife to s"Ooops, word censored!"e large chunks off a bar; if they’re too small they melt to nothing).

 

Stir again. It will look awful, but that means you’ve done it right! Dollop the mix into the cake cases and put in the oven.

 

Cook for 10 minutes, or a little longer if you like. I prefer slightly undercooked, they’re softer!

 

Allow to cool and eat as soon as possible, they don’t keep long.

[Mrs Webmuppet]

Thank you...............the chaps will be most impressed. I shall be making some fruity muffins ( either blue berry or raspberry), Snickers muffins and chocolate muffins- that should cater for all of them!

[fluffyknickers]

Ooh snickers muffins...is that normal muffin with chopped up snickers in it?

[Couperwife]

Ive used ***this*** muffin recipe before (infact, i use it quite a lot )

 

I added some chocolate to it, the last batch I made, I used a large 100g bar of chocolate and smashed it into pieces with a rolling pin, it meant that I had big chunks and little crumbs, it worked well

 

its dead easy to do to

 

cathy

x

[sparkysmum]

Mrs Webmuppet, might I ask why you're cooking for the chaps at work I hope they do the same for you

[fluffyknickers]

I am the only girl in our office and also 'have' to make the boys cakes! I dont get anything in return apart from 'abuse' when I havent made anything!

[Mrs Webmuppet]

I wouldn't trust the chaps at work to make anything edible, some of them can barely make a cup of coffee. If I make the goodies at least they are safe to eat. Occasionally they pop to the shop and purchase goodies. I am known as the 'Team Mum' or 'Domestic Godess' and have a reputation to uphold!

[Mrs Webmuppet]

Thanks for the recipes, I made Happy Chickens recipe and it was deemed a success by the chaps..........so thank you my domestic godess reputation is intact!