Chocolate Chip Muffins

Monday was a big day for my co-workers and I because it was the first day of work for our new interns! We were excited about their arrival, and since we know how much time and work they'll devote to our department this year, we wanted to make their first day extra special. So I decided to bake them a special treat to enjoy while they got acclimated our office.

So I whipped up a batch of Chocolate Chip Muffins!

Like most of my recipes these days, the ingredients for these muffins were simple and conveniently located in my pantry/'fridge.

I started by whisking melted butter with some milk and an egg.

On a piece of wax paper (because I was too lazy to dirty and then clean a second bowl), I measured out the dry ingredients before mixing them into the butter/milk/egg concoction.

Then it was time for the best part: mini chocolate chips! (I'm not sure what my obsession is with this tiny morsels these days, but I love 'em!)

Once the batter was finished, I added paper baking cups to a muffin pan...

And using a batter scoop...

Distributed the muffin batter equally into the muffin liners.

And after about 18 minutes in a 400 degree oven (where I rotated the pan and sprinkled extra chocolate chips on top of the muffins about halfway through), I was moments away from a tasty treat.

(A while ago I read that you should flip muffins in the pan while they cool in order to release steam, so I did that as well. I have no idea if the steam-thing is real, but ever since I've employed the technique my muffins have been pretty tasty, so why stop now, right?)

And after a short while, my muffins were cool and ready to enjoy.

If you would like to bake these muffins for your interns (or other loved ones) someday, here's the recipe:

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Recipe adapted by Steinway Street

Ingredients:

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 egg

1 3/4 cup flour (I used whole-wheat)

1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees, and line a muffin pan with 12 paper baking cups. Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with whisk. Stir in remaining ingredients until flour is moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake about 18 minutes, taking care to rotate the pan halfway through the baking process. Upon removing baking pan from oven, flip muffins in the pan so steam is released. When muffins are cool enough to touch, enjoy!

These muffins are pretty tasty and not too sweet, which is a nice surprise for a chocolate-themed dessert. And the best part? Our interns appreciated the special treat we provided on their first day!

Thanks for stopping by- I hope you have a great day!