Chocolate Chip Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 banana, mashed and ripe (approximately 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 butter 12 large muffin pans well or line with paper muffin cups.
• 3 sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, and baking powder. reserve.
• 4 combine mashed banana with brown sugar until smooth.
• 5 beat in eggs, milk and melted butter.
• 6 stir in dry ingredients only until blended.
• 7 quickly stir in chocolate chips. do not overbeat.
• 8 spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups. an ice cream scoop works well for this.
• 9 bake 25 minutes or until browned slightly.
• 10 cool on racks.
• 11 preparation time 15 minutes, cooking time 25 minutes, yield 12 large muffins.
• 12 rj's note: tested recipe august 31, 1999.
• 13 i substituted 1/3 cup canola oil instead of butter.
• 14 the banana and chocolate chips give the muffin a nice flavour and it is not overly sweet. tastes almost healthy :-).