Chocolate Chunk Pistachio Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped and divided
• 1/2 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped and divided
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, slightly beated
• 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees. line muffin cups with paper cups.
• 2 in a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; mix well. set aside 1/3 cup chopped chocolate and 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios and add the remaining into the dry ingredients.
• 3 in a small bowl combine milk, butter, lemon peel, vanilla, and egg; blend well. add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 4 fill each paper-lined muffin cup with 1 heaping tablespoons of batter. spoon half a teaspoon of jam into each cup. spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of batter onto of the jam. top with reserved chocolate and pistachios.
• 5 bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool for 5 minutes; remove from pan.