Baking | Chocolate Chip Muffins

I've been getting more into baking lately as I find it pretty therapeutic, and the sweet treats at the end are just delicious! ;) this afternoon, I decided to bake chocolate chip muffins. Turns out I had all the ingredients, except chocolate chips, so I had to improvise...

Ingredients:

250g self-raising flour 

125g  caster sugar

12g cocoa powder

50g chocolate chips (didn't have any, so I broke cooking chocolate into tiny pieces!)

1 level teaspoon baking powder 

1 large egg 

150ml milk 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (I didn't have any of this either, but it didn't affect the muffins)

125g margarine

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 175°C/325°F/Gas 3.

2. Melt the margarine and allow it to cool.

3. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

4. Mix the egg, milk and vanilla essence into the cooled margarine.

5. Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to make a very soft mixture.

6. Spoon the mixture into bun cases, making each case about two thirds full.

7. Bake for 20 – 30 minutes in a muffin tray, until golden brown and cooked through.

8. Enjoy with a lovely cup of tea/coffee... ah, perfect!

This recipe makes 12 delicious muffins...make sure you don't eat them all in one sitting ;) this was my first time making muffins and I think they turned out perfect. Definitely something I'll make again, maybe with banana sometime, or raisins for my fiancé.

Mmm...enjoy!