Chocolate Chunk Muffins

• 6
  

  ounces bittersweet chocolate
  

• 20
  

  ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (5 cups)
  

• 2
  

  cups flour
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon baking soda
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon salt
  

• 2
  

  teaspoons vanilla
  

• 1 ¹⁄₃
  

  cups whole milk
  

• 1
  

  cup butter
  

• 2
  

  cups light brown sugar
  

• 4
  

  large eggs
  

directions

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Spray 3 dozen muffin cups.
• Melt the bittersweet chocolate with 1 cup of the chocolate chips in the microwave about a minute to 1 ½ minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, do not overheat.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Combine milk and vanilla.
• In bowl of an electric mixer cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add the eggs one at a time mixing in thoroughly.
• Add the melted chocolate.
• Alternately add the flour and the milk mixtures beginning and ending with the flour.
• Fold in remaining chocolate chips.
• Drop the batter into prepared cups with muffin scoop.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Remove from muffin tins immediately to cooling rack.
• Makes 3 dozen muffins.