Chocolate Chip Muffins

Hi, my name is Jen...and I'm addicted to Chocolate Chips.

Serious...deep love of all things semi-sweet chocolate!!!  We had left-overs for dinner tonight so there is no new dinner recipe to report. However, I did give in to the urge to bake after dinner...

The Recipe

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients
3/4 lb. Chocolate Chips
1/3 lb. soft butter
4 medium eggs
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup or milk
1 T baking powder
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 t salt

Preparation
1.  Preheat oven to 400
2.  Beat the butter and vanilla together to form a light, airy mixture.
3.  One at a time, add the eggs, beating gently after each one.  Add 1/4 C of the sugar after each egg and mix thoroughly
4.  Put baking powder and salt in the milk, then add to the mixture.
5.  Fold in the flour and chocolate chips.
6.  Pour mixture into your buttered muffin pan, filling each cup two-thirds full.
7.  Bake for 25 minutes or until muffins turn golden brown.

Direct Recipe Link:
http://www.muffinrecipes.net/chocolate-chip-muffins.html

The Verdict

In a word...Good.

BUT...let's break it down a bit.  My first gripe is with the measuring of the ingredients.  Seriously?  1/3 lb. butter?  I don't use a kitchen scale and my brain isn't math-ready at 6:45pm.  So I used about a stick and half...it was probably a bit much...but it worked.  Second issue is that it does not look good while it mixes up.  It is lumpy and actually looks curdled...but it's ok because they still tasted fine.  Third, there is no way that you can pour this dough into the cups.  It is thick...scoopable thick.  It looks more like cookie dough than muffin batter...but it certainly doesn't taste that way :)

They didn't rise much...the taste was still good...but they were kind of dense.  I'm thinking that my baking powder might need to be replaced.

I am withholding full judgement until tomorrow.  We will see how they settle and taste once they are fully cooled and sit for a while.