Some are childishly anxious to know their friend's opinion of them, and if it contain the smallest element of dissent or censure, they regard him as an enemy forthwith. Surely we are not popes, and do not wish our hearers to regard us as infallible! We have known men become quite enraged at a perfectly fair and reasonable remark, and regard an honest friend as an opponent who delighted to find fault; this misrepresentation on the one side has soon produced heat on the other, and strife ensued. How much better is gentle forbearance! You must be able to bear criticism, or you are not fit to be at the head of a congregation; and you must let the critic go without reckoning him among your deadly foes, or you will prove yourself a mere weakling.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Chocolate, Muffins, Breads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4	c	All-purpose flour
3/4	c	Granulated sugar
1/2	c	Unsweetened nonalkalized cocoa powder
2	ts	Double-acting baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Baking soda
1	c	Milk, at room temperature
8	tb	(1 stick) unsalted butter,
		Melted and cooled
1	lg	Egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
1	ts	Vanilla extract
6	oz	White chocolate, cut into 3/4-inch chunks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 F. Lightly
butter twelve 1 1/8-by-2 3/4-inch (3-ounce) muffin cups and the edges
surrounding the cups.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder,
salt, and baking soda. In another bowl, stir together the milk, butter,
egg, and vanilla until blended. Make a well in the center of the dry
ingredients. Add the liuid ingredients and stir just to combine. Stir in
half of the white chocolate chunks.
3. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with
the remaining white chocolate chunks. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a
cake tester toothpick inserted in the center of one of the muffins comes
out clean.
4. Cool the muffins in their pans set on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove
the muffins from the cups and finish cooling on the wire rack. Serve warm,
or cool completely and store the muffins in an airtight container at room
temperature.
Yield: 12 muffins
Source: Glorious Chocolate by Mary Goodbody and the Editors of Choclatier
Magazine
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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