Recipe(tried): Chocolate Muffins

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

2/3 cup Dutch-process or natural unsweetened cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips (optional)
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons vinegar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips, if using. Set aside.

In a large measuring cup or medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla and vinegar. Add the wet ingredients, along with the melted butter or margarine, to the dry ingredients, stirring to blend. Scoop the batter into 12 lightly greased muffin cups.

Bake the muffins in a preheated 425 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean (watch them closely, as they'll burn around the edges if they bake too long). Remove the muffins from the oven, and after 5 minutes remove them from the pan, allowing them to cool slightly on a wire rack before serving.

Makes 12 muffins