Chocolate Chip Muffins

These Chocolate chip muffins are absolutely wonderful. They are super moist and fluffy, thanks to the sour cream --  and rich, because the 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon really brings out the flavor of the chocolate. But don't worry! These are chocolate chip muffins; you won't taste either ingredient. These muffins are all from scratch, and they are so super simple to make. Go ahead! Get started:

Ingredients:

2 cups of Flour
½ tsp of Salt
1 Tbsp of Baking Powder
1/8 tsp of Ground Cinnamon (If you want to taste cinnamon in your muffins, add 1½ tsps)
1 12 oz Bag of Milk Chocolate Chips
2/3 of a cup of Whole Milk (room temperature)
½ cup of melted unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 Tbsp of sour cream (room temperature)
2 Eggs (room temperature)
½ tsp of Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup of Brown Sugar
1/3 cup of Granulated Sugar

Preparation:

1) Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Dress a 12 cup muffin tin with liners and spray the edges with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.

2) In a small bowl, mix together the first four ingredients and set aside.

3) In another small bowl add the chocolate chips and a third of a cup of the dry ingredients. Mix and toss to make sure each piece of chocolate chips are coated in the flour mixture. (You can use a spoon for this). This allows the chocolate chips to bake evenly throughout your muffins and not fall to the bottom of the muffin liners, while cooking.

4) In a large bowl, mix the remaining ingredients until combined. Add the dry ingredients and just mix to combine without over mixing. Using a spatula, fold in the chocolate chip mixture and make sure they are evenly spread out through the batter. You still want those chocolate chips to stay coated -- don't fold too much!

5) Using a large ice cream scoop, divide the batter evenly in the prepared muffin pan. Using a scoop will make them even. Unlike cupcakes, you can fill the cups to the brim.

6) Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Mine bake 16 minutes, most of the time.

Everyone needs a good, standard muffin recipe. So, if you want to swap the chocolate chips for fruit, or add some zest... feel free! The texture and taste of the bread will still remain fluffy and delicious. Play around with flavors and explore! 

Grub on,

--Chels