God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
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Phillip Keller
Chocolate Chip Muffins
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CATEGORY
CUISINE
TAG
YIELD
Grains, Dairy, Eggs
Breads
12
Servings
INGREDIENTS
2
c
Flour
1
c
Chocolate chips; mini
1/2
c
Nuts; chopped
1
tb
Baking powder
1/2
ts
Salt
3/4
c
Milk
6
tb
Butter; melted
1/4
c
Brown sugar; firmly packed
2
Eggs
1
ts
Vanilla
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 400F. In large bowl, combine flour, chocolate chips, nuts,
baking powder, and salt. In small bowl, blend milk, melted butter, brown
sugar, eggs, and vanilla; add to flour mixture. Stir just til dry
ingredients are moistened (batter may be lumpy). Spoon into 12 greased or
paper-lined 3-inch muffin pans. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan.
Serve warm or cool completely.
Recipe by: Nestle Chocolate
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1011 by Julie Stokes <jstokes@rmci.net> on
Jan 14, 1998
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