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Bittersweet Chocolate Muffins (dairy)
makes 12

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup hot chocolate powder, divided
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/8 teaspoon orange extract
1 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate

Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray with flour. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, 2 tablespoons hot chocolate powder and the baking powder. Set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, milk, margarine and orange extract. Add the flour mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened. Batter will be lumpy. Fold in the chocolate. . Divide mixture evenly between the muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining hot chocolate powder. Bake in preheated oven 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.

approx. nutrients per muffin: calories - 212 protein – 4g carbohydrates – 31g

fat – 9g cholesterol – 21mg sodium – 188mg

This recipe from the article "Joyful Celebrations"

Ethel G. Hofman has more than 20 years of experience in the kosher food and wine industry. She is a past president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and is food editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times and Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. She can be reached for consulting at: www.kosherfoodconsultants.com

You can get Her cookbook: Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home through amazon.com and bookstores. Her other cookbook: Making Food Beautiful is available directly from her. Email her at: ethelhof@aol.com

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