Where’s my carrot?

I had so much energy last night, after working out at the gym (Apparently, working out gets your blood flowing, and your bloods gets the oxygen flowing through your body, and that gives you energy and life!) that I decided to bake something. Tired of chocolate chip cookies or peanut butter cookies. Bored with carrot cake or rhum cake. Not too much energy for apple or pecan pie. Hmmm…Thanks to the internet, getting new ideas and new recipes is so much easier now. Hmmm…something I’ve never baked before….Chocolate Chip Muffins!

What you need:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup choclate chips (you can add more)
• 1 egg, slightly beated
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil

What to do:

1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips in a mixing bowl.
2. Add egg, milk and vegetable oil.
3. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over-stir.
4. Spoon into paper-lined muffin cups, about 3/4 cup full.
5. Combine 3 tablespoons white sugar and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Sprinkle on top of muffins.
6. Bake in 400-degree oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
7. Take out of muffin tray immediately and let cool on rack.

It’s a little decadent, but my kids and I enjoy it!

Tip: Do as Martha does it. Use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups. It’s less messy and the measurement is almost accurate if you use a big-sized ice cream scoop.